tarajoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /tarajuq/, [tɑ.ʁə.jɔq]

Noun

tarajoq (plural taratsut)

1. salt water