sungaarpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *cuŋa- (“gall, bile, green”), from Proto-Eskimo *cuŋa- (“gall, bile, blue, green”). Compare sungaq (“gallbladder”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /suŋaarpuq/, [sʊ.ŋəʶːp.pɔq]

Verb

sungaarpoq

  1. (intransitive) is yellow, yellowish
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