nuappoq

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *nuvaɣ- (phlegm, mucus from cold, have a cold, saliva, cough), from Proto-Eskimo *ńuva-ɣ (saliva). Compare nuak (saliva, cold), nuffarliorpoq (suffers from cold), and nualluk (influenza).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nuappoq

  1. (intransitive) has a cold

See also

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  • nuappaa (moisten with saliva)