pualavoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *puvala- (“swollen, bulge, be fat”), from Proto-Eskimo *puvǝ- (“swell, swollen, fat”). Compare puik (“tumour”), and puerpoq (“is inflated”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /pualavuq/, [pʊ.ə.lə.vɔq]

Verb

pualavoq

1. (intransitive) is fat