sanguvoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *caŋu- (“turn aside”), from Proto-Eskimo *caŋu- (“change direction”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /saŋuvuq/, [sə.ŋʊ.ʷɔq]

Verb

sanguvoq

  1. (intransitive) to turn to the side (human. animal, river etc.)
  2. (intransitive) to curve to the side (e.g. a worm)
  3. (intransitive) to refract
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