tingivoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋǝ- (“to fly up”), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝŋǝ- (“to fly up”). Compare timmivoq (“flies”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /tiŋivuq/, [t͡sɪ.ŋɪ.vɔq]

Verb

tingivoq

  1. (intransitive) to fly (upwards, away),
  2. (intransitive) to be carried by the wind
  3. (intransitive) to leap from a bluff or across a ravine

References

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