isaqqilavoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

See isaqqivoq (“extends wings”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /isaqqilavuq/, [i.sɑq.qɪ.lə.vɔq]

Verb

isaqqilavoq

1. (intransitive) flutters its wings
   • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 5:

     Taakku arlaannaataluunniit uppissuaq kajortoq igalaakkut isaqqialalluni [sic] sarsuttoq takunngilaat.

     None of them noticed a large tawny owl flutter past the window.

See also

• isaqqivoq - extends wings
• isaruarpaa - to break its wing