angoorpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aŋu(r)-uʁ-, from Proto-Eskimo *aŋur-ǝʁ-. Cognate with Inuinnaqtun anaqtuq (defecates) and Inupiaq anaq- (defecates).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ŋɔːp.pɔq/

Verb

angoorpoq

  1. (intransitive) defecates or urinates accidentally (in one's clothes or bed)

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