tingivoq
Greenlandic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋǝ- (“to fly up”), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝŋǝ- (“to fly up”). Compare timmivoq (“flies”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tingivoq
- (intransitive) to fly (upwards, away),
- (intransitive) to be carried by the wind
- (intransitive) to leap from a bluff or across a ravine
References edit
- tingivoq in Katersat