naqitsivoq

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Greenlandic

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *naqǝt- (“press, squeeze, feel”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńaq-rǝ- (“tighten, squeeze, press”). Compare naqinneq (“letter, seal”), and naqiterivoq (“press, print”).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /naqitsivuq/, [nɑ.qɪt.t͡sɪ.vɔq]

Verb

[edit]

naqitsivoq (transitive naqippaa)

  1. (intransitive) press, stamp
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=naqitsivoq&oldid=78105014"