Proto-Inupik: *ciʁ(i)-, *ciʁla-
Meaning: to be confident in one's ability to win
Russian meaning: быть уверенным в победе
North Alaskan Inupik: si[ʁ]i- 'to gather strength for an effort', siʁmāq- 'to put one's efforts into winning'
NAI Dialects: PH si[ʁ]i- 1
Eastern Canadian Inupik: siʁi- 'to make a traditional cry of thanks on receiving sth.', siʁlā(q)- 'to manage to do sth. straightway'
ECI Dialects: Lab siʁlau- 'to be in great danger, in a critical state', Lab, NBI, SB suʁlak 'hardly, scarcely'
Greenlandic Inupik: ~ sīʁasāʁ- 'to incite, to egg on'
GRI Dialects: SWG siʁi- 'to be conceited'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 85
