English Explanatory Dictionary

kuspuk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Alaska Native (traditionally Yup'ik) garment worn on the upper body as an overshirt on top of a parka (“long jacket with a hood”).
  2. A lightweight parka-like garment with a hood and a large front pocket worn by Alaska Native people of all sexes, either as an overshirt or as a shirt.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡʌspʌk/ /ˈkʌs-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kuspuk.wav

Word forms

kuspuk kuspuks qaspeq

Etymology

Borrowed from Yup'ik qaspeq, from qai- (“surface; top”) + -peq (postbase denoting something at a certain place).

Translations

Inupiaq: atikłuk Inupiaq: uġiłiqaaq Ukrainian: каспак Yup'ik: qaspeq (Chevak, Yukon-Kuskokwim) Yup'ik: qasper (Nunivak)
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