ilippoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ǝlǝ-ɣ- (“get scorched, burn”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝlǝ-ɣ- (“inflame, fume, burn”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /ilippuq/, [i.lyp.pɔq]

Verb

ilippoq

  1. (intransitive) be burnt, singed
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to be in a hurry, excited, agitated
    • 1982, August 4, Roland Thomsen, Atuagagdliutit, issue 31, "Tasiilami aasaq",
      Inuit uummalersutut ilipput, pingaartumik umiarsualiviup eqqaani
      People seem to be in a hurry, especially near the harbour
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