umiak
or oo·mi·ak
[ oo-mee-ak ]
/ ˈu miˌæk /
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noun
an open Eskimo boat that consists of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts: used for transport of goods and passengers.
Origin of umiak
First recorded in 1760–70, umiak is from the Inuit word umiaq women's boat
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Word Origin for umiak
C18: from Greenland Inuktitut: boat for the use of women
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Word Origin and History for umiak
umiak
"large Eskimo boat," c.1743, from Eskimo umiaq "an open skin boat." Said by 18c.-19c. sources to be a "woman's boat," as opposed to the kayak, which was worked exclusively by men.
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