Proto-Yupik: *quvǝ-, *quvǝ-qu-
Meaning: to become narrower, to tighten 1, ravine 2
Russian Meaning: уменьшаться, сжиматься 1, ущелье 2
Chaplino: qūvaquq, qūvǝ-ɫǝq (χǝt) dvn. 1
Chugach (AAY): PWS qūqūk 2, quqūq 'steep incline'
Koniag (AAY): qūqija[ʁ]aq 'animal path'
Egegik (Peripheral): qūqat 'narrows'
Norton Sound (Peripheral): qūʁuq 'valley'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 311
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-chap,yupet-chug,yupet-koni,yupet-egeg,yupet-nrts,yupet-ced,