takuaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *taku- (“check on, visit, see”), from Proto-Eskimo *taku- (“to check out, to see”). Compare takku (“presence”), and takusarpaa (“check on, goes to see, visits”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /takuaa/, [tə.kʊ.əː]

Verb

takuaa (intransitive takuvoq)

1. (transitive) see, notice
   • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, pages 4–5:

     Potterip nulia Dursleyp nulia qatannigutigaa ukiorpassuarni takusimanngisaa. Dursleyp nulia qatannguteqanngitsutut pissusilersortarpoq, qatanngutaami taanna uialu atorsinnaanngitsoq ilaqutariit Dursleykkunnut nallersuussinnaanngillat.

     Mrs Potter was Mrs Dursley's sister, but they hadn't met [seen each other] for several years; in fact, Mrs Dursley pretended she didn't have a sister, because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband were as unDursleyish as it was possible to be.

Derived terms

• takuneq
• takusaq