aalaqqajuppoq
Greenlandic
Etymology
From aalavoq (“move”) + -qqajar (“almost do, about to”).
Pronunciation
- (Nuuk) IPA(key): [aːlɑq.qa.jup.pɔq]
Verb
aalaqqajuppoq
- (intransitive) quivers, judders
- 2016, Styrelsen for Sundhed og Forebyggelse, Arfineq-Aappassaannik Ilinniartitsineq - Piffissaq Ataatsimoorfik Siulleq (PowerPoint Presentation), page 13:
- Qarlua alleq aalaqqajuppoq, nipiliorneratigullu malunnarpoq qiaqqajaalersoq.
- Her lower lip quivered, and she began to cry.
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References
- aalaqqajuppoq in Katersat
- aalaqqajuppoq in Katersat
- aalaqqajuppoq in Katersat