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)
- (archaic) painful
- awkward, embarrassing
- (proscribed) embarrassed
Inflection
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
See also
- pinefuld
References
- “pinlig” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- awkward
- embarrassing
- painful (e.g. subject)
See also
- pinleg (Nynorsk)
References
- “pinlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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