Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muktuk

/ˈmʌktʌk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: muk-tuk
IPA: /ˈmʌktʌk/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The skin and blubber of a whale, traditionally used as food by the Inuit.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Nearly 12 hours after arrival, the whale carcass has been stripped and left for the polar bears. As tired families load up their share of meat and muktuk, I wonder just how long this tradition will continue."
""Nathan, my baby!" Martha said. "Come get your muktuk! This my Cousin Clara, Clara Stone.""
"The two species of whale from which muktuk is most often sliced are the bowhead and the beluga, or white whale."

Etymology

From Inuktitut (Inuvialuktun) ᒪᖅᑕᖅ (maqtaq) and Inupiaq maktak (“whaleskin with attached blubber”). Spelling influenced by English muck and tuck.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmʌktʌk/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

muktuks (plural) maktak (alternative) maktaaq (alternative) maqtaq (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce muktuk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌktʌk/.
What does muktuk mean?: The skin and blubber of a whale, traditionally used as food by the Inuit.
Where does muktuk come from?: From Inuktitut (Inuvialuktun) ᒪᖅᑕᖅ (maqtaq) and Inupiaq maktak (“whaleskin with attached blubber”). Spelling influenced by English muck and tuck.

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