"piffik" meaning in Greenlandic

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Noun

IPA: /piffik/ (note: Nuuk), [pɪf.fɪk] (note: Nuuk)
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|kl|esx-inu-pro|*piviɣ|t=time or place}} Proto-Inuit *piviɣ (“time or place”), {{der|kl|esx-esk-pro|*piviɣ|t=direction, time or place for something}} Proto-Eskimo *piviɣ (“direction, time or place for something”) Head templates: {{head|kl|noun|plural|piffiit|head=}} piffik (plural piffiit), {{kl-noun|piffiit}} piffik (plural piffiit) Inflection templates: {{kl-decl|piffik|piffiup|piffimmut|piffimmit|piffikkut|piffimmi|piffimmik|piffittut|piffiit|piffiit|piffinnut|piffinnit|piffitsigut|piffinni|piffinnik|piffittut}} Forms: piffiit [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], piffik [absolutive, singular], piffiit [absolutive, plural], piffiup [ergative, singular], piffiit [ergative, plural], piffimmut [allative, singular], piffinnut [allative, plural], piffimmit [ablative, singular], piffinnit [ablative, plural], piffikkut [prosecutive, singular], piffitsigut [plural, prosecutive], piffimmi [locative, singular], piffinni [locative, plural], piffimmik [instrumental, singular], piffinnik [instrumental, plural], piffittut [equative, singular], piffittut [equative, plural]
  1. time or place for doing something
    Sense id: en-piffik-kl-noun-uWFCnyj-
  2. buffet
    Sense id: en-piffik-kl-noun-NgOpeAve Categories (other): Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

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        "3": "*piviɣ",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Inuit *piviɣ (“time or place”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "esx-esk-pro",
        "3": "*piviɣ",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eskimo *piviɣ (“direction, time or place for something”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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”).",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "kl-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "piffiit",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "piffimmut",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffinnut",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "piffimmik",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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  "lang_code": "kl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "However, it is emphasized that countries close to the Arctic - such as China - are important partners in the region",
          "ref": "2018, H.N. Sørensen, KNR - Kina Issittumut eqqissisimanartumik iliuusissamik qinersisoq",
          "text": "Nunalli Issittumut qanittut – soorlu Kina – piffik pillugu suleqatigineqarnissaat pingaaruteqartoq naqissuserneqarpoq.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "time or place for doing something"
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          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ]
      ]
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "buffet"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "buffet",
          "buffet"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/piffik/",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pɪf.fɪk]",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "piffik"
}
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    "Greenlandic lemmas",
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    "Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Eskimo",
    "Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Inuit",
    "Greenlandic terms inherited from Proto-Inuit",
    "Greenlandic terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      },
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  "forms": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kl-decl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "piffiit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffiup",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ergative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffiit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ergative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffimmut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffinnut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffimmit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffinnit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "piffittut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "equative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piffittut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "equative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "kl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Greenlandic terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "However, it is emphasized that countries close to the Arctic - such as China - are important partners in the region",
          "ref": "2018, H.N. Sørensen, KNR - Kina Issittumut eqqissisimanartumik iliuusissamik qinersisoq",
          "text": "Nunalli Issittumut qanittut – soorlu Kina – piffik pillugu suleqatigineqarnissaat pingaaruteqartoq naqissuserneqarpoq.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "time or place for doing something"
      ],
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        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "buffet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "buffet",
          "buffet"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/piffik/",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pɪf.fɪk]",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "piffik"
}

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