-arsuk

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /-arsuk/, [-ɑs.sʊk]

Suffix

-arsuk (n-n?, truncative?, uses -v- as interfix?)

  1. shoddy, of low quality
    e.g. tupeq ("tent") to tupaarsuk ("primitive tent", "rag tent")
  2. small
    malik (“wave”) -> maliarsuk

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -arsuk
aarluarsuk
appaliarsuk
assagiarsuk
maliarsuk
pulateriaarsuk
qimuttuarsuk

References

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