nuffarliorpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nuvaɣ- (“phlegm, mucus from cold, have a cold, saliva, cough”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńuva-ɣ (“saliva”). Compare nuappoq (“has a cold”), nuak (“saliva, cold”), and nualluk (“influenza”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nuffarliurpuq/, [nʊf.fəɬ.ɬɪ.ɔp.pɔq]

Verb

nuffarliorpoq

  1. (intransitive) suffers from a cold
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