See also: pupík and פּופּיק

Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *pupiɣ (sore, eruption on skin, itch), from Proto-Eskimo *pupiɣ (itch, sore).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pupik (plural pupiit)

  1. mushroom, toadstool, fungus
  2. (rare) leprosy

Declension

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Derived terms

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Inuktitut

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Etymology

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From the root pu- for "protuberance on a surface" and the morpheme -pik for "alone by itself" [1]

Noun

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pupik (??? please provide syllabics spelling!)

  1. mushroom

References

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  1. ^ Louis-Jacques Dorais, "The Language of the Inuit: Syntax, Semantics, and Society in the Arctic", McGill-Queen's Press (2014) →ISBN ; pp.137