napparpoq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /napparpuq/, [nəp.pəp.pɔq]

Etymology 1

From nappaq (“disease”), from Proto-Inuit *nappa-nt (“soul of a man or animal”), from Proto-Eskimo *Napa- (“soul, heart”).

Verb

napparpoq

  1. (intransitive) becomes sick

Etymology 2

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

Verb

napparpoq (transitive napparpaa)

  1. (intransitive) is placed upright

Further reading
  • Kleinschmidt, Samuel: Den Grønlandske Ordbog, 2nd ed., p. 235. 1871 Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri.
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