tingivoq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

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