taltusan

Pipil

Etymology

From tāl (“earth”) +‎ *tūsan (“gopher”), the second element from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tapusa. Compare Classical Nahuatl tōzan (“gopher”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /taːlˈtuːsaŋ/

Noun

tāltūsan (plural tajtāltūsan)

1. pocket gopher

   Ne taltusan kikwa ne kinia ne tiktukat

   The pocket gopher eats the bananas we cultivate

Descendants

• Spanish: taltuza