Proto-Inupik: *muʁ-
Meaning: twisted, convoluted
Russian meaning: свернутый
North Alaskan Inupik: muqpāq 'ball made of whale flipper'
Western Canadian Inupik: muqpaq 'sth. round, ball'
WCI Dialects: Car muʁ-īlʁuʁjuaq (neg.) 'big smooth one', EP muʁ-īttuq (neg.) 'plain shore' [Ow.]
Greenlandic Inupik: muʁ-īt- (neg.) 'to be blunt, rounded at end or edge'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 203
