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