Inuk en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”).
Meanings
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A member of one of the several indigenous peoples from the Arctic who descended from the Thule.
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.
1975, The Musk-ox, numbers 15-20, page 37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inuq | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Inuks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Inuit | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
uk інуї́т (the people) · de Inuk (the people)