Etymology

pingo

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Today it means: A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year. Full definition →

First used 1920sGreenlandic pingu ← Inuktitut pingu
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pingo · noun1

  1. Inuktitut · derived frompingu“hummock, small hill”
  2. Greenlandic · derived frompingu
  3. English todaypingo

From Greenlandic pingu or Inuktitut pingu (“hummock, small hill”).

pingo · noun2

  1. Sinhalese · derived from[Term?]
  2. English todaypingo

Apparently from Sinhalese [Term?] (?), but the word has not yet been identified.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1920s A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year.

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