-arsuk

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-arsuk/, [-əs.sʊk]

Suffix

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

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

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -arsuk

References

-arsuk in Katersat

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