naartuvoq
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Greenlandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Inuit *narraɣ (“belly, abdomen, get a big belly”), from Proto-Eskimo *Nara-ɣ (“belly, abdomen”). Compare nassappoq (“become big-bellied”), and nassat (“abdomen, stomach”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]naartuvoq
- (intransitive) be pregnant
Related terms
[edit]- naartu (“fetus”)