naappoq
Greenlandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Inuit *nait- (“short”), from Proto-Eskimo *Naŋit- (“short”).
Verb
editnaappoq
- (intransitive) is short
Derived terms
edit- naassuseq (“shortness”)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Inuit *naat- (“snagged, caught on, button, hook”), from Proto-Eskimo *Naɣǝtǝ- (“stick, stub against”). Compare naaqqavik (“hook”), and naatippaa (“hangs it”).
Verb
editnaappoq
- (intransitive) is caught on something, stumbles