eqqaavaa
Greenlandic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Inuit *ǝtqa-ʁ- (“remember”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝRqa-ʁ- (“remember”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editeqqaavaa
- (transitive) remembers it (something forgotten), it comes to mind
- (transitive) mention
- 1998 May 7, “Tasiilami efterskoleqalernissaa Jakob Sivertsen-ip sulissutigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
- Jakob Sivertsen-illu Tunumi ajornartorsiutit immikkut ittut aamma eqqaavai: ...
- Jakob Sivertsen also mentions the special problems that exist on Tunu.