umiak

n. (爱斯基摩人所用的)木架蒙皮船

词形变化

umiaks 复数 umiaks umiat umiat 复数

别名

oomiack umiack umiac umiaq oomiac oomiak

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation.

    航海 交通

    In many regions, people went inland at the end of August (often travelling upriver in large sealskin boats called umiat) to hunt caribou till September or October.

词源

From Inuvialuktun ᐅᒥᐊᖅ (umiaq, “women's boat”).

来源：wiktionary