tiingavoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋǝ (“pubic hair, throat hair of caribou”), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝŋǝ (“pubic hair, throat hair of caribou”). Compare tingi (“pubic hair”), and tingajuk (“throat hair of caribou”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /tiiŋavuq/, [t͡sɪːŋə.vɔq]

Verb

tiingavoq

1. (intransitive) is horny

Derived terms

• tiinganeq (“horniness, sexual desire”)
• tiingartooq (“lecherous person, horny person”)
• tiingalerpoq (“becomes horny”)
• tiinganiakujuffigineqarneq (“sexual harassment”)

Further reading

• DAKA