uppippoq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /uppippuq/, [up.pyp.pɔq]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Inuit *ukpǝ- (“fall over, topple, somersault, roll up”), from Proto-Eskimo *uɫpǝ- (“invert, overturn, wheel, roll up”).

Verb

uppippoq

1. (intransitive) falls over, tips over

Etymology 2

From uppik (“snowy owl”).

Noun

uppippoq

1. (intransitive) has shot an owl

References

• DAKA