aapavoq

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aipa-, from Proto-Eskimo *aʁipa.

Pronunciation

Verb

aapavoq

  1. (intransitive) is raw, unboiled, not sufficiently boiled
    • 2019, M.K. Andersen, Suluk, page 16:
      Aalisakkamik siatsineq, aapavallaartinnaveersarlugu panerpallaartinnaveersaarlugulu, pikkoriffigineqartariaqarpoq.
      Cooking fish, so it is not too raw or too dry is something of an art.
  2. (intransitive) is lethargic, is apathetic

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