napparpoq
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Greenlandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From nappaq (“disease”), from Proto-Inuit *nappa-nt (“soul of a man or animal”), from Proto-Eskimo *Napa- (“soul, heart”).
Verb[edit]
napparpoq
- (intransitive) becomes sick
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Inuit *nappa-ʁ- (“erect, upright, pole”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńapa-(ʁ-) (“stand erected, pole, mast”).
Verb[edit]
napparpoq (transitive napparpaa)
- (intransitive) is placed upright
Further reading[edit]
- Kleinschmidt, Samuel: Den Grønlandske Ordbog, 2nd ed., p. 235. 1871 Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri.