sanguvoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *caŋu- (“turn aside”), from Proto-Eskimo *caŋu- (“change direction”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /saŋuvuq/, [sə.ŋʊ.ʷɔq]

Verb

sanguvoq

1. (intransitive) to turn to the side (human. animal, river etc.)
2. (intransitive) to curve to the side (e.g. a worm)
3. (intransitive) to refract