pualavoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *puvala- (“swollen, bulge, be fat”), from Proto-Eskimo *puvǝ- (“swell, swollen, fat”). Compare puik (“tumour”), and puerpoq (“is inflated”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /pualavuq/, [pʊ.ʷə.lə.vɔq]

Verb

pualavoq

  1. (intransitive) is fat

References

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