Inuk

Inuk

See also: inuk and iñuk

English

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Etymology

    Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, person).

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    Noun

    Inuk (plural Inuks or Inuit)

    1. A member of one of the several indigenous peoples from the Arctic who descended from the Thule.
      • 1975, The Musk-ox, numbers 15-20, page 37:
        He could be an Inuk, yes, so I could quite see there would be lots of Inuks, lots of Inuks who have no grounds for — no part of Eskimo ancestry, culture or heritage.

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    Greenlandic

    Etymology

    From inuk (human being, man).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Inuk

    1. a male given name

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    Inuktitut

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From inuk (ᐃᓄᒃ (inok))

    Proper noun

    Inuk (plural Inuit)

    1. a member of one of the several indigenous peoples from the Arctic who descended from the Thule.

    Derived terms