artornaqaaq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From artornarpoq (“is difficult”) +‎ -qï (“very”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /arturnaqaaq/, [at.tɔn.nɑ.qɑːq]

Verb[edit]

artornaqaaq

  1. is difficult, is heavy, is horrible
    • 1993, Atuagagdliutut, number 102, page 3:
      Inuuneq artornaqaaq
      Life is hard
    • 2012, N. Mølgaard, KNR - Musiker vil hjælpe kræftpatienter‎[1]:
      Nukaralu Kangerlussuaannarmut anaanarput qaniortariaqarsimavarput tamannalu uatsinnut taamani artornaqaaq.
      My little brother and I had to just follow our mother to Kangerlussuaq and it was a horrible experience.
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