piffik

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *piviɣ (time or place), from Proto-Eskimo *piviɣ (direction, time or place for something). Compare piffissaq (time). Probably formed from the prefix pi (meaningless prefix) and suffix -vik (time or place).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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piffik (plural piffiit)

  1. time or place for doing something
    • 2018, H.N. Sørensen, KNR - Kina Issittumut eqqissisimanartumik iliuusissamik qinersisoq[1]:
      Nunalli Issittumut qanittut – soorlu Kina – piffik pillugu suleqatigineqarnissaat pingaaruteqartoq naqissuserneqarpoq.
      However, it is emphasized that countries close to the Arctic - such as China - are important partners in the region
  2. buffet

Declension

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