sivikigaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *civi- (“distance, duration, long duration, short duration”). Compare sivisuvoq (“is of long duration”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /sivikiɡaa/, [sɪ.vɪ.kɪ.ɣəː]

Verb

sivikigaa (intransitive sivikippoq)

1. (transitive) thinks/finds it short-lived