taratsut

Greenlandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

taratsut

1. (plural only) salt