toqu

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Noun

toqu (plural toqut)

  1. death

Derived terms
  • toquffik (“time or place of death”)
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