portuvoq
Greenlandic
Etymology
From
Proto-Inuit
*puq-tu-
(
“
high in water
”
)
.
Pronunciation
(
Nuuk
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/purtuvuq/
,
[pɔt.tʊ.ʷɔq]
Verb
portuvoq
(
intransitive
)
is
tall
,
high
,
elevated
References
portuvoq
in
Katersat
“
portuvoq
“ in
iserasuaat.gl