ippiarsuk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ịkpịạʁ-ruɣ (sewing kit, small bag), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝkviɣ (small bag for belongings). Cognate with Inupiaq ikpiaàruk (sewing kit, bone needle case). Compare -arsuk (small).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ip.pi.ʲɑs.suk/

Noun

ippiarsuk (plural ippiarsuit)

  1. skin bag, sewing kit
  2. sea walnut, warty comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

Declension

References

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