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komatik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ko-matik
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rawhide-lashed sledge with wooden crossbars and runners, first invented and used by the Inuit of Northern Canada, but since used also by non-Inuit people.

Etymology

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖃᒧᑏᒃ (qamotiik); attested since about 1824.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ᖃᒧᑏᒃ

Inflected Forms

komatiks (plural) comatik (alternative) qamutiik (alternative) qamutiq (alternative)

Questions

What does komatik mean?
A rawhide-lashed sledge with wooden crossbars and runners, first invented and used by the Inuit of Northern Canada, but since used also by non-Inuit people.
Where does komatik come from?
From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖃᒧᑏᒃ (qamotiik); attested since about 1824.

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