umiaq

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English

Noun

umiaq (plural umiaqs)

  1. Alternative spelling of umiak

Anagrams

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *umia- (large skin-boat, owner of big boat), from Proto-Eskimo *umi(r)a- (large skin-boat).

Pronunciation

Noun

umiaq (plural umiat)

  1. a woman's boat

Declension

Descendants

  • Danish: umiak