Wiktionary

napparpoq

Greenlandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From nappaq (“disease”), from Proto-Inuit *nappa-nt (“soul of a man or animal”), from Proto-Eskimo *Napa- (“soul, heart”).

Verb edit

napparpoq

  1. (intransitive) becomes sick

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Inuit *nappa-ʁ- (“erect, upright, pole”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńapa-(ʁ-) (“stand erected, pole, mast”).

Verb edit

napparpoq (transitive napparpaa)

  1. (intransitive) is placed upright

Further reading edit

  • Kleinschmidt, Samuel: Den Grønlandske Ordbog, 2nd ed., p. 235. 1871 Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri.
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