English Explanatory Dictionary

kayak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.
verb
  1. To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.
  2. To traverse (a body of water) by kayak.

Pronunciation

/ˈkaɪˌæk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kayak.wav en-us-kayak.ogg

Word forms

kayak kayaks kaiak kiack kyack kyak qayaq kayack qajaq kayaking kayaked

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “hunter's boat”) (Inuvialuktun), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ. Compare Greenlandic qajaq and Yup'ik qayaq.

Related words

canoe umiak

Derived words

kayak cross kayak polo kayak roll kayak slalom kayak sprint kayaktivism kayaktivist kayakable kayaker kayaking kayakist
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