uumavoq

Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Inuit *uuma- (“alive, heart, animal”), from Proto-Eskimo *uŋ-uma- (“alive, heart”).

Pronunciation edit

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /uumavuq/, [uːmə.vɔq]

Verb edit

uumavoq

(intransitive) be alive

Derived terms edit

uumasoq (“animal”)
uumassuseq (“life”)

See also edit

inuuvoq

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