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