tiingavoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋǝ (“pubic hair, throat hair of caribou”), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝŋǝ (“pubic hair, throat hair of caribou”). Compare tingi (“pubic hair”), and tingajuk (“throat hair of caribou”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /tiiŋavuq/, [t͡sɪː.ŋə.vɔq]

Verb

tiingavoq

  1. (intransitive) is horny (sexually aroused)

Derived terms

  • tiinganeq (“horniness, sexual desire”)
  • tiingartooq (“lecherous person, horny person”)
  • tiingalerpoq (“becomes horny”)
  • tiinganiakujuffigineqarneq (“sexual harassment”)

Further reading

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