torluk

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tuqlu(ɣ) (“windpipe, call”), from Proto-Eskimo *tuqlu(v) (“throat, windpipe, call”). Compare torlorpaa (“call to him/her”).

Noun

torluk (plural torluit)

  1. throat
  2. trachea, windpipe

Declension

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.