taavaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /taavaa/, [təːvəː]

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

• DAKA