qilerpaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qilǝʁ- (“tie a knot”), from Proto-Eskimo *qiɫǝʁ- (“tie a knot”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qilirpaa/, [qɪ.lɜp.pəː]

Verb

qilerpaa

1. (transitive) ties (a knot)

Derived terms

• qilerneq (“knot”)
• qilernerusaq (“necktie”)