sorsuppoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *cuʁruɣ- (“attack an enemy, quarrel”), from Proto-Eskimo *cuʁru-ɣ- (“assault, attack”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /sursuppuq/, [sɔs.sʊp.pɔq]

Verb

sorsuppoq (transitive sorsuppaa)

1. (intransitive) wages war, quarrels, is at war