mippoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *miɣ- (“land, alight”), from Proto-Eskimo *mir- (“land, alight”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /mippuq/, [myp.pɔq]

Verb

mippoq

1. (intransitive) lands, alights
2. (intransitive) settles (a bird on the water)

Derived terms

• mittarfik (“airport”)