-koorfik

Greenlandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-kuurfik/, [-kɔʶːf.fɪk]

Suffix

-koorfik (n-n^?, truncative^?)

a place for discarding, receptacle of undesired things
nuakoorfik
A spittoon.

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -koorfik