tingivoq
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋǝ- (“to fly up”), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝŋǝ- (“to fly up”). Compare timmivoq (“flies”).
Pronunciation
- (Nuuk) IPA(key): [t͡si.ŋi.vɔq]
Verb
tingivoq
- (intransitive) to fly (upwards, away),
- (intransitive) to be carried by the wind
- (intransitive) to leap from a bluff or across a ravine
References
- tingivoq in Katersat