naappoq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Verb

naappoq

1. (intransitive) is short

Derived terms

• naassuseq (“shortness”)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

naappoq

1. (intransitive) is caught on something, stumbles