toquppaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tuqu- (“die, death, kill”), from Proto-Eskimo *tuqu- (“die, kill”). Compare toquvoq (“dies”), and toqu (“death”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /tuquppaa/, [tɔ.qʊp.pəː]

Verb

toquppaa (intransitive toqutsivoq)

  1. (transitive) kills

Further reading

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