napparpaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nappa-ʁ- (“erect, upright, pole”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńapa-(ʁ-) (“stand erected, pole, mast”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /napparpaa/, [nəp.pɑp.pəː]

Verb

napparpaa (intransitive napparpoq)

1. (transitive) stands it upright, put up, raises it on its end