ajorpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /ajurpuq/, [a.jɔp.pɔq]

Verb

ajorpoq (intransitive ajorpaa)

1. (intransitive) be bad
2. (intransitive) be ineffective, not work

   Pasipiluppara kinguaassiuutitigut nappaat herpes pineqarsoralugu, tassami pineqartumut receptimi allassimammat tarnut Zovirax. Taanna forkølelsessårinut atorneqarneq ajorpoq, ilaa?

   I strongly suspect that the person in question has the venereal disease of herpes, for a prescription for Zovirax cream was written to the person in question. This is ineffective against cold sores, right?

Further reading

• DAKA