Proto-Inupik: *pujjū̆ɣ- (< *puvjuɣ-)
Meaning: to pinch 1, pincer (thumb and forefinger) 2, crab 3
Russian meaning: ущипнуть 1, щепотка 2, краб 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: putjuaq- 1, putjūk 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq pujúq 'crab nipper', 2
North Alaskan Inupik: pujjuk- 1, pujjuɣiaq 3
NAI Dialects: Qaw pussuk- 1, Mal putjuk- 1, Nu pupsuk- 1 [Berg.]
Western Canadian Inupik: pujjūk 2, pujjuɣiaq 3
Eastern Canadian Inupik: pujjuk 2
Greenlandic Inupik: pussuɣ- 1, pussuk 2
GRI Dialects: EG puttuC- 1
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 268
