-arsuk

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /-arsuk/, [-əs.sʊk]

Suffix

-arsuk (n-n?, truncative?, uses -v- as interfix?)

  1. shoddy, of low quality
    e.g. tupeq ("tent") to tupaarsuk ("primitive tent", "rag tent")
  2. small
    malik (wave) -> maliarsuk

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -arsuk

References

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