tiingavoq
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Greenlandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Verb[edit]
tiingavoq
- (intransitive) is horny
Derived terms[edit]
- tiinganeq (“horniness, sexual desire”)
- tiingartooq (“lecherous person, horny person”)
- tiingalerpoq (“becomes horny”)
- tiinganiakujuffigineqarneq (“sexual harassment”)