timmisartuusaarneq

Greenlandic

Etymology

timmisartoq (“airplane”) +‎ -usaar (“pretends to be, acts like”) +‎ -neq (“-ing”)

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /timmisartuusaarniq/, [t͡sym.mɪ.sɑt.tʉː.sɑʶːn.nɜq]

Noun

timmisartuusaarneq

  1. aeroplane, airplane (a type of exercise or sport in which the practitioner is held by the feet and hands, and must maintain a stretched-out body)
    • 2012 February 29, “Erneeraq qangattariaannanngorpoq”, in knr.gl:
      Immikkut pikkoriffigaa unammeriaaseq Airplane - tassa timmisartuusaarneq. Taaguutaatalu ilimanarsisereerpaa timi atorlugu timmisartuusaartoqartartoq. Talit nissullu siaarluarlugit unammeqataasut assamikkut singernermikkullu kivinneqartarput. Takinerpaamut akiartittoq ajutaasarpoq peqataasullu ataasiaannarlutik misiliisinnaatitaasarput.
      He specializes in the Airplane discipline. As the name suggests, participants imitate an airplane with their bodies. With arms and legs fully extended, competitors are lifted by their hands and ankles. The person who is carried the farthest wins the competition, with each participant allowed only one attempt.

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