tarajorpaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /tarajurpaa/, [tɑ.ʁə.jɔp.pəː]

Noun

tarajorpaa

1. (transitive) salts it, puts salt into it