iigarpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *iiɣa-ʁ- (“lean against, slanting, sloping”), from Proto-Eskimo *ijɣǝ- (“lurch, lean against”). Compare iigaq (“wall”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /iiɡarpuq/, [iːɣəp.pɔq]

Verb

iigarpoq

  1. (intransitive) leans, inclines
  2. (intransitive) calves, breaks off (of an iceberg, ice sheet etc.)
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