kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat

Greenlandic

Etymology

From kinguaassiuutit (“genitals”) +‎ nappaat (“disease”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /kiŋuaassiuutitiɡut nappaat/, [kɪ.ŋʊ.əːs.sɪ.ʊːt͡sɪ.t͡sɪ.ɣʊt nəp.pəːt]

Noun

kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat

  1. sexually transmitted disease
    • 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
      Pasipiluppara kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat herpes pineqarsoralugu, tassami pineqartumut receptimi allassimammat tarnut Zovirax.
      I strongly suspect that the person in question has the sexually transmitted disease of herpes, for a prescription for the cream of Zovirax was written to the person in question.

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