nakuvoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *naku- (“cross-eyed, squint”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńaku(v)- (“cross-eyed”). Compare nakkuppaa (“stares at”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nakuvuq/, [nə.kʊ.ʷɔq]

Verb

nakuvoq

1. (intransitive) squints