napparpaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nappa-ʁ- (“erect, upright, pole”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńapa-(ʁ-) (“stand erected, pole, mast”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /napparpaa/, [nəp.pəp.pəː]

Verb

napparpaa (intransitive napparpoq)

  1. (transitive) stands it upright, put up, raises it on its end
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