"angakkuq" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angakkuqs [plural]
Etymology: From (Eastern Canadian) Inuktitut ᐊᖓᑦᑯᖅ (angatkoq). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|iu|ᐊᖓᑦᑯᖅ}} Inuktitut ᐊᖓᑦᑯᖅ (angatkoq) Head templates: {{en-noun}} angakkuq (plural angakkuqs)
  1. An Inuit shaman. Wikipedia link: angakkuq Synonyms: angatkuq (english: from Inuvialuktun), angakok (english: from Greenlandic), angekok [variant]
    Sense id: en-angakkuq-en-noun-5szZZC1K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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