-piluk

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-piluk/, [-pɪ.lʊk]

Suffix

-piluk (n-n^?, truncative^?)

bad, evil, wicked
inuk (“person”) -> inupiluk (“scoundrel”)

Further reading

Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 161, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014

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