uterpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *utǝʁ- (“return, back again”), from Proto-Eskimo *utǝʁ- (“return, backwards”). Compare utimut (“back”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /utirpuq/, [u.tɜp.pɔq]

Verb

uterpoq (transitive uterpaa)

1. (intransitive) returns, reverses
2. (intransitive) is senile