uumavoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *uuma- (“alive, heart, animal”), from Proto-Eskimo *uŋ-uma- (“alive, heart”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /uumavuq/, [uː.mə.vɔq]

Verb

uumavoq

  1. (intransitive) be alive

Derived terms

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