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bidarka

or bai·dar·ka

[ bahy-dahr-kuh ]

noun

  1. a sealskin boat used by primarily by the Alaskan Aleuts.


bidarka

/ baɪˈdɑːkiː; baɪˈdɑːkə /

noun

  1. a canoe covered in animal skins, esp sealskin, used by the Inuit of Alaska
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bidarka1

First recorded in 1825–35; from Russian baĭdárka, equivalent to baĭdár(a) “kind of river craft” (apparently akin to baĭdák “river craft, barge,” Old Russian baidakŭ, bodakŭ, of obscure origin) + -ka diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bidarka1

C19: from Russian baidarka , diminutive of baidara umiak
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Example Sentences

Across the hollow tendrils the old chief guided the bidarka silently, in a zigzag course.

In reply to this the Aleut stooped down, went out of the door, and walked over to the bidarka, where it lay at the bank.

Once or twice he gently turned the prow of the bidarka, using the least possible motion.

A loud chant now broke from all the boatmen, who joined the head bidarka, all backing away from the struggling whale.

With a shout he called to the others to halt, and presently, pushing the bidarka out into the creek, he paddled across to them.

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