naappoq

Greenlandic edit

Pronunciation edit

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /naappuq/, [nəːp.pɔq]

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Inuit *nait- (“short”), from Proto-Eskimo *Naŋit- (“short”).

Verb edit

naappoq

(intransitive) is short

Derived terms edit

naassuseq (“shortness”)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Inuit *naat- (“snagged, caught on, button, hook”), from Proto-Eskimo *Naɣǝtǝ- (“stick, stub against”). Compare naaqqavik (“hook”), and naatippaa (“hangs it”).

Verb edit

naappoq

(intransitive) is caught on something, stumbles

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