Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From kuukkooriarsuaq (crocodile).

Pronunciation

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  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /kuukkuuriaasarsuaq/, [kʊːk.kɔː.ʁɪ.əː.sɑs.sʊ.ʷɑq]

Noun

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kuukkooriaasarsuaq (plural kuukkooriaasarsuit)

  1. dragon
    • (Can we date this quote?), Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, JW.org - Anersaat silarsuaanni pikitsitsineq[1]:
      Igitaavorlu kuukkooriaasarsuaq angisooq, pulateriaarsutoqaq Diaavulumik Satanimillu taaneqartoq, inuit najugaanni nunalinnik tamanik tammartitsiniartoq; nunamut igitaavoq, inngiliilu taassumunnga ilanngullugit igitaapput.
      So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to the earth, and his [bad] angels were hurled down with him.

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References

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