qaarpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qaarpuq/, [qəʶːp.pɔq]

Verb

qaarpoq

(intransitive) explodes
(intransitive) bursts
(intransitive, of a wave) breaks

Derived terms

qaartartoq

References

DAKA

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