aaneq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From aavoq (is rotten).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aaniq/, [aːnɜq]

Noun

aaneq (plural aanerit, and arngit, and aarnit)

  1. decay, weathering
  2. rotten piece of wood
  3. a rotten mountain, waste
    • 2017, S.D. Monrad, Nuuk Ugeavis, page 21:
      Eqqakkanik angisuunik aqquserngup sin aanut inissitat kommunip aaneq ajorpai, aammalu aqqusinerngup eqqaani imaluunniit sumiiffinni allani igitsiffiusussaanngitsuni igitsisarneq inerteqqutaavoq.
      The municipality does not collect bulky rubbish at the roadside, and it is illegal to place rubbish by the road or other places where it does not belong.

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