naalliuutigaa

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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naalliuut +‎ -gï

Pronunciation

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  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /naalliuutiɡaa/, [nəːɬ.ɬɪ.ʊː.t͡sɪ.ɣəː]

Verb

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naalliuutigaa

  1. (transitive) to be pained by
    • 1992 August 21, “Usuni kipigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit, page 11:
      Qanittukkut aviisini eqqartorneqarpoq qallunaap usuni kipisimagaa nuliama itigartitsiuarnera naalliuutigingaaramiuk.
      Recently, there was a story in the papers about a Dane who cut off his penis because he was very pained by his wife's persistent rejections.