kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat

Greenlandic

Etymology

From kinguaassiuutit (“genitals”) +‎ nappaat (“disease”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /kiŋuaassiuutitiɡut nappaat/, [kɪ.ŋʊ.ʷəːs.sɪ.ʊː.t͡sɪ.t͡sɪ.ɣʊt nəp.pəːt]

Noun

kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat

1. sexually transmitted disease
   • 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit

     Pasipiluppara kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat herpes pineqarsoralugu, tassami pineqartumut receptimi allassimammat tarnut Zovirax.

     I strongly suspect that the person in question has the sexually transmitted disease of herpes, for a prescription for the cream of Zovirax was written to the person in question.

Further reading

• DAKA