kayak en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “hunter's boat”) (Inuvialuktun), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ. Compare Greenlandic qajaq and Yup'ik qayaq.
Meanings
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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.
It’s just offshore from private property inaccessible to the general public, so a good way to approach the rock is by kayak, which can be rented in the small village of Port Austin.
2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| qajaq | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kayack | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kaiak | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kiack | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kayaks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| qayaq | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kyack | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kyak | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
kayak slalom · kayak polo · kayaktivism · kayak cross · kayaktivist · kayak sprint · kayak roll
Descendants
kayak · កាយ៉ាក់ · caiaque · 카약 · カヤック
Relateds
Translations (64)
lv kajaks (a type of small boat) · da kajak (a type of small boat) · esu qayaq (a type of small boat) · evn kajuk (a type of small boat) · pl kajak (a type of small boat) · tr kayık (a type of small boat) · hu kajak (a type of small boat) · ru кая́к (a type of small boat) · ar قَايَق (a type of small boat) · tr tekne (a type of small boat) · id kayak (a type of small boat) · iu ᖃᔭᖅ (a type of small boat) · ky каяк (a type of small boat) · kk қылқайық (a type of small boat) · ale iĝyax̂ (a type of small boat) · otk qajiq (qajiq) (a type of small boat) · th เรือเล็กๆ (a type of small boat) · es kayak (a type of small boat) · io kayako (a type of small boat) · nl kajak (a type of small boat) · km កាយ៉ាក់ (a type of small boat) · es cayac (a type of small boat) · nb kajakk (a type of small boat) · de Kajak (a type of small boat) · ik qayaq (a type of small boat) · cmn 獨木舟 /独木舟 (a type of small boat) · mi kōreti (a type of small boat) · vo kayak (a type of small boat) · pt caiaque (a type of small boat) · ale iqyax̂ (a type of small boat) · kl qajaq (a type of small boat) · ale iyĝax̂ (a type of small boat) · fi kajakki (a type of small boat) · ca caiac (a type of small boat) · cmn 皮艇 (a type of small boat) · sh kȁjāk (a type of small boat) · es kayac (a type of small boat) · ka ბაიდარა (a type of small boat) · he קיאק (a type of small boat) · fa قایق (a type of small boat) · hsb kajak (a type of small boat) · ky байдарка (a type of small boat) · hy կայակ (a type of small boat) · ja カヤック (a type of small boat) · esu paitaalek (a type of small boat) · nn kajakk (a type of small boat) · sv kajak (a type of small boat) · rue каяк (a type of small boat) · ru байда́рка (a type of small boat) · fa کایاک (a type of small boat) · hy բայդարկա (a type of small boat) · sl kájak (a type of small boat) · sh ка̏ја̄к (a type of small boat) · tr eskimo kayığı (a type of small boat) · eo kajako (a type of small boat) · ar كَيَاك (a type of small boat) · th คายัค (a type of small boat) · ko 카약 (a type of small boat) · cs kajak (a type of small boat) · is kajak (a type of small boat) · fo kajakk (a type of small boat) · gd caidheag (a type of small boat) · th เรือบด (a type of small boat) · fr kayak (a type of small boat)