"umiak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: umiaks [plural], umiat [plural]
Etymology: From Inuvialuktun ᐅᒥᐊᖅ (umiaq, “women's boat”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ikt|ᐅᒥᐊᖅ|t=women's boat|tr=umiaq}} Inuvialuktun ᐅᒥᐊᖅ (umiaq, “women's boat”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|umiat}} umiak (plural umiaks or umiat)
  1. (nautical) A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: umiac, umiaq, oomiac, oomiak Related terms: kayak Translations (large inuit boat): umiac [masculine] (Catalan), konebåd [common-gender] (Danish), umiak [common-gender] (Danish), umiakki (Finnish), umiaq (Greenlandic)

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Alternative forms

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