umiak

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation.
    — In many regions, people went inland at the end of August (often travelling upriver in large sealskin boats called umiat) to hunt caribou till September or October.

词形变化

umiaks plural umiat plural umiac alternative umiaq alternative oomiac alternative oomiak alternative

词源

From Inuvialuktun ᐅᒥᐊᖅ (umiaq, “women's boat”).
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