naappoq

== Greenlandic == === Pronunciation === (Nuuk) IPA(key): /naappuq/, [nəːp.pɔq] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Inuit *nait- (“short”), from Proto-Eskimo *Naŋit- (“short”). ==== Verb ==== naappoq (intransitive) is short ===== Derived terms ===== naassuseq (“shortness”) === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Inuit *naat- (“snagged, caught on, button, hook”), from Proto-Eskimo *Naɣǝtǝ- (“stick, stub against”). Compare naaqqavik (“hook”), and naatippaa (“hangs it”). ==== Verb ==== naappoq (intransitive) is caught on something, stumbles