aalaqqajuppoq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From aalavoq (“move”) +‎ -qqajar (“almost do, about to”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aalaqqajuppuq/, [aːlɑq.qə.jʊp.pɔq]

Verb[edit]

aalaqqajuppoq

  1. (intransitive) quivers, judders
    • 2016, Styrelsen for Sundhed og Forebyggelse, Arfineq-Aappassaannik Ilinniartitsineq - Piffissaq Ataatsimoorfik Siulleq (PowerPoint Presentation)‎[1], page 13:
      Qarlua alleq aalaqqajuppoq, nipiliorneratigullu malunnarpoq qiaqqajaalersoq.
      Her lower lip quivered, and she began to cry.

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