sajuppoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *caju-ɣ- (“tremble, shake, dance”), from Proto-Eskimo *caju-ɣ- (“tug, tremble, dance”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /sajuppuq/, [sə.jʊp.pɔq]

Verb

sajuppoq

1. (intransitive) wavers or trembles

Derived terms

• nuna sajuppoq (to quake, the earth quakes)
• sajunneq (trembling)