umiak

English - Turkish

Definition of umiak in English Turkish dictionary

deri ile kaplı bir çeşit Eskimo kayığ

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of umiak in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Deri ile kaplı Eskimo kayığı

Fok balığı derilerinden dikilerek yapılan ve taşıma işlerinde kullanılan Eskimo kayığı

Eskimo kayığı

Ren geyiği derisinden yapılmış Eskimo kayığı

Deriyle kaplı bir çeşit Eskimo kayığı

English - English

Definition of umiak in English English dictionary

A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Inuit for transportation

In many regions, people went inland at the end of August (often travelling upriver in large sealskin boats called umiat) to hunt caribou till September or October.

{i} Eskimo boat made of animal skins supported by a wooden structure

Related Terms

umiaks

plural of umiak

Hyphenation

u·mi·ak

Etymology

() From Western Canadian Inuktitut (umiaq, “women's boat”).