pinlig

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to pine (torment) + lig. From Middle Low German pīnlik, cf. German peinlich, which has influenced the semantic development of the Danish word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʰiːnli]

Adjective

pinlig (neuter pinligt, plural and definite singular attributive pinlige)

  1. (archaic) painful
  2. awkward, embarrassing
  3. (proscribed) embarrassed

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

See also

  • pinefuld

Adverb

pinlig

  1. precisely

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From pine (noun) + -lig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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  1. awkward
  2. embarrassing
  3. painful (e.g. subject)

See also

References

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