uppik

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ukpǝɣ (“snowy owl”), from Proto-Eskimo *uŋpǝɣ (“owl”).

Noun

uppik (plural uppiit)

  1. snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
  2. owl
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