Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

angekok

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: angekok
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman.

Etymology

Variant of angakok, from Greenlandic.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

angekoks (plural)

Synonyms

angakok angatkuq angakkuq angekkok angekut

Questions

What does angekok mean?: An Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman.
Where does angekok come from?: Variant of angakok, from Greenlandic.

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