isaqqilavoq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See isaqqivoq (“extends wings”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /isaqqilavuq/, [i.sɑq.qɪ.lə.vɔq]

Verb[edit]

isaqqilavoq

  1. (intransitive) flutters its wings
    • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 5:
      Taakku arlaannaataluunniit uppissuaq kajortoq igalaakkut isaqqialalluni [sic] sarsuttoq takunngilaat.
      None of them noticed a large tawny owl flutter past the window.

See also[edit]

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