tingivoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋǝ- (“to fly up”), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝŋǝ- (“to fly up”). Compare timmivoq (“flies”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /tiŋivuq/, [t͡sɪ.ŋɪ.vɔq]

Verb

tingivoq

1. (intransitive) to fly (upwards, away),
2. (intransitive) to be carried by the wind
3. (intransitive) to leap from a bluff or across a ravine

References

• tingivoq in Katersat