Proto-Inupik: *qIpcaɣ-, *qIpciʁ-
Meaning: to bounce off, to ricochet, to fly off after impact 1, to splash, sprinkle with water 2
Russian meaning: отскакивать 1, плескать, брызгать 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: qipsak- 1
North Alaskan Inupik: qifsak- 1
NAI Dialects: Nu qipsak- 1
Western Canadian Inupik: qipsaɣaq- 2
Eastern Canadian Inupik: qitsa(C)- 2
Greenlandic Inupik: qissaɣ- (qivsag-*) 'to jerk (as fishing rod)', qissatuʁ- mult.
GRI Dialects: SWG qissattuʁfiɣi- 'to splash s.o.', qissiʁɫuk 'slushy, drizzly weather', NG qissiʁluk 'rain'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 300, 301
