mersorpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *mIqru- (“sew, needle”), from Proto-Eskimo *miRqut- (“sew”). Compare meqqut (“sewing needle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɜs.sɔp.pɔq/

Verb

mersorpoq (transitive mersorpaa)

1. (intransitive) to sew