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

• DAKA