piffik
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *piviɣ (“time or place”), from Proto-Eskimo *piviɣ (“direction, time or place for something”). Compare piffissaq (“time”). Probably formed from the prefix pi (“meaningless prefix”) and suffix -vik (“time or place”).
Noun
piffik (plural piffiit)
- time or place for doing something
- 2018, Sørensen, H.N., KNR - Kina Issittumut eqqissisimanartumik iliuusissamik qinersisoq:
- Nunalli Issittumut qanittut – soorlu Kina – piffik pillugu suleqatigineqarnissaat pingaaruteqartoq naqissuserneqarpoq.
- However, it is emphasized that countries close to the Arctic - such as China - are important partners in the region
- buffet