From The Languages of David J. Peterson
Etymology
From Spanish astucia.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /la˩tuʒ˥/
Noun
latúzh (class 3 nominative singular, plural zatúzh)
- guile, craftiness, cunning
Inflection
Creation and Usage Notes
I messed this up on the episode where it's used. Somehow I forgot myself and thought that the singular forms would cause the vowel to lengthen, resulting in laatúzh. That's the version that appeared in the script. But it is wrong. Terribly wrong. And I feel bad about it.
-David J. Peterson 15:30, 30 January 2020 (PST)
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