qaarpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qaɣǝʁ- (“burst, explode”), from Proto-Eskimo *qaɣǝʁ- (“burst, explode”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qaarpuq/, [qɑʶːp.pɔq]

Verb

qaarpoq

1. (intransitive) explodes
2. (intransitive) bursts
3. (intransitive, of a wave) breaks

Derived terms

• qaartartoq

References

• DAKA