taltusan
Pipil
Etymology
From tāl (“earth”) + *tūsan (“gopher”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tapusa. Compare Classical Nahuatl tōzan (“gopher”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /taːlˈtuːsaŋ/
Noun
tāltūsan (plural tajtāltūsan)
- pocket gopher
- Ne taltusan kikwa ne kinia ne tiktukat
- The pocket gopher eats the bananas we cultivate
Descendants
- Spanish: taltuza