ilinniarpoq

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ǝli-t- (“learn, teach, know, practise sorcery, curse, recognise”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝli-t- (“learn, know, recognise”). Compare ilikkarpaa (“has learnt it”), ilisimavoq (“knows, is wise”), ilisiippoq (“conjures”), ilisiitsoq (“witch”), and ilisaraa (“recognise”).

Pronunciation

Verb

ilinniarpoq (transitive ilinniarpaa)

  1. (intransitive) to study, to be taking an education
  2. (intransitive) to do homework

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