taavaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /taavaa/, [təː.vəː]

Verb

taavaa (intransitive taasivoq)

  1. (transitive) mention, refer to
  2. (transitive) call (attribute a name to)
  3. (transitive) vote for
  4. (transitive) send off with a message

Derived terms

  • taaneq (“syllable, pronunciation”)
  • taasineq (“voting”) (from the intransitive)

Further reading

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