aalaqqajuppoq

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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.

References

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