takusarpaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *taku- (“check on, visit, see”), from Proto-Eskimo *takuv- (“check out, visit, see”). Compare takku (“presence”), and takuaa (“see, notice”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /takusarpaa/, [tə.kʊ.səp.pəː]

Verb

takusarpaa (intransitive takusaavoq)

1. check in on someone, keep an eye on him/her, visits