ajuusaarnarpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From ajuusaarpoq (“lament”) +‎ -nar (“*-able”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /ajuusaarnarpuq/, [a.jʊːsəʶːn.nəp.pɔq]

Verb

ajuusaarnarpoq

1. (intransitive) be regrettable
   • 1998 May 7, “Tasiilami efterskoleqalernissaa Jakob Sivertsen-ip sulissutigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

     Ajuusaarnarpoq inuusuttut isorliunerusuni najugallit taama ikitsigisut ilinniarfinni qaffasinnerusuni tiguneqartarmata.

     It is regrettable that so few young people from the more remote places are admitted to higher education.