uumavoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /uumavuq/, [uː.mə.vɔq]

Verb

uumavoq

1. (intransitive) be alive

Derived terms

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

See also

• inuuvoq