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Greenlandic
Pronunciation
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.