English Explanatory Dictionary

inukshuk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A structure of piled stones, used as a landmark and traditionally constructed by the Inuit, often resembling a humanoid figure.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈnʊkˌʃʊk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inukshuk.wav

Word forms

inukshuk inukshuks inukshuit inuksuit inuksuk

Etymology

From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ (inoksok, “in the likeness of a human”).

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