tupilak

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A monster (either invisible or having a physical form constructed from animal bones, sinew, etc) created in secret by a shaman and sent into the sea to seek and kill a specific enemy.
  2. A (small) representation of such a monster, often carved from whale bone.

词形变化

tupilaks plural tupilat plural tupilaq alternative

词汇关系

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词源

From Greenlandic tupilak or Inuktitut ᑐᐱᓚᒃ (topilak), ᑐᐱᓚᖅ (topilaq).
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