qaarpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qaɣǝʁ- (“burst, explode”), from Proto-Eskimo *qaɣǝʁ- (“burst, explode”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /qaarpuq/, [qɑʶːp.pɔq]

Verb

qaarpoq

  1. (intransitive) explodes
  2. (intransitive) bursts
  3. (intransitive, of a wave) breaks

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References

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