kashim

[ kash-im, kah-shim ]

noun

a building traditionally used by the Yupik and Inuit in the Arctic as a community gathering place or as a place where men congregate and socialize.

Origin of kashim

First recorded in 1850–55, kashim is from the Yupik word qasgiq

He continued to do this at intervals until he reached the kashim in his own village, where he dropped the rest of the ball.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern Bayliss
One snowy night he was told to go out of the kashim to see if the weather was getting worse.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern Bayliss
At this the shamans became very angry and beat him and drove him out of the kashim.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern Bayliss
Many tribes had their “village-houses” for social purposes, like the kashim of the Eskimo.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4 | Various
Entering the kashim, they found the orphan boy, who told them how the people had been killed.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern Bayliss

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