taratsut

Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

Plural of tarajoq (“salt water”), from Proto-Inuit *taʁ(ǝ)ju- (“salt, salt water, sea”), from Proto-Eskimo *taʁju- (“salt”). Compare Aleut taĝayux̂.

Pronunciation edit

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /taratsut/, [tɑ.ʁət.t͡sʉt]

Noun edit

taratsut

(plural only) salt

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