orpik

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *uqviɣ (“willow, shrub, tree”). Cognate with Inupiak urgiiḷiq (“birch tree”).

Noun

orpik (plural orpiit)

  1. tree
  2. birch

Derived terms

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