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
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