takivoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *takǝ- (“long, make long”), from Proto-Eskimo *takǝ(v)- (“long, high”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /takivuq/, [tə.kɪ.vɔq]

Verb

takivoq

1. (intransitive) be long
   • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 4:

     Angutaavoq angisooq pualasooq qungaseqanngingajattoq kakkivissamigullu umikkaarsuaq. Nulia arnaavoq saluttoq qaamasoq, qungasiali inunnut nalinginnaasunut naleqqiullugu marloriaammik takineruvoq, qungatsimilu taamaattuunera iluaqutigisarpaa eqqaamiuni naatsiiviup ungalui orpikkat qulaallugit piffissarujussuaq atorlugu marsertaramigit.

     He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large moustache. Mrs Durlsey was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount [length] of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbours.

Further reading

• DAKA