Added 10 October 2026
kayak
/ˈkaɪˌæk/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about kayak at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos.
verb
Origin
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq, “hunter's boat”) (Inuvialuktun), from Proto-Eskimo *qayaʁ. Compare Greenlandic qajaq and Yup'ik qayaq.
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