tupilak

词形变化

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别名

tupilaq

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A monster (either invisible or having a physical form constructed from animal bones, sinew, etc) created in secret by a shaman and sent into the sea to seek and kill a specific enemy.

  2. 2.

    A (small) representation of such a monster, often carved from whale bone.

词源

From Greenlandic tupilak or Inuktitut ᑐᐱᓚᒃ (topilak), ᑐᐱᓚᖅ (topilaq).

来源：wiktionary