nipaappoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nǝpǝ (“voice, sound, make a sound, is silent”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝpǝ (“noise, voice, sound”). Compare nipi (“noise”), and nillerpoq (“makes a sound, raises alarm”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nipaappuq/, [ny.pəːp.pɔq]

Verb

nipaappoq

  1. (intransitive) is silent, makes no sound

Further reading

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