ilinniarpoq
Greenlandic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Inuit *ǝli-t- (“learn, teach, know, practise sorcery, curse, recognise”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝli-t- (“learn, know, recognise”). Compare ilikkarpaa (“has learnt it”), ilisimavoq (“knows, is wise”), ilisiippoq (“conjures”), ilisiitsoq (“witch”), and ilisaraa (“recognise”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editilinniarpoq (transitive ilinniarpaa)
- (intransitive) to study, to be taking an education
- (intransitive) to do homework