milippoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *mǝl-ǝɣ- (“plug, stopper, close up, cover”), from Proto-Eskimo *mǝɫǝ- (“plug”). Compare milik (“plug”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /milippuq/, [mɪ.lyp.pɔq]

Verb

milippoq (transitive milippaa)

  1. (intransitive) stops, plugs, close up
  2. (intransitive) heals
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