inukshukn.

Brit.

/ɪˈnʊkʃʊk/, U.S.

/ɪˈnʊkˌʃʊk/, Canadian English

/ɪˈnʊkˌʃʊk/,

/ˈɪnʊkˌʃʊk/

Inflections: Plural inukshuks, inuksuit Brit.

/ɪˈnʊkˌʃʊɪt/, U.S.

/ɪˈnʊkˌʃʊᵻt/.

Forms: 1900s– inukshuk, 1900s– inuksuk. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Eastern Canadian Inuit. Etymon: Eastern Canadian Inuit inuksuk.

Etymology: < Eastern Canadian Inuit inuksuk < inuk person (see Inuk n.) + -suk substitute, stand-in, thing resembling.The plural form inuksuit reflects the plural of the Eastern Canadian Inuit word.

A structure of rough stones stacked in the form of a human figure, traditionally used by the Inuit as a landmark or commemorative sign, or to drive caribou toward hunters.

ΚΠ

1922 Youth's Compan. 15 June 342/4 In caribou hunting, nearly all Eskimos who hunt with bow and arrow use inuksuit.

1956 Winnipeg Free Press 26 May 30 (caption) The Eskimos set up Inukshuks where the caribou congregated.

1986 M. Abley Beyond Forget xvii. 68 Inukshuks served as landmarks for hunters.

2012 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 17 July (Final ed.) c3 The toppled Inukshuk has already been repaired, free of charge, by..a local family business.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inukshuk
释义	inukshukn. Brit. /ɪˈnʊkʃʊk/, U.S. /ɪˈnʊkˌʃʊk/, Canadian English /ɪˈnʊkˌʃʊk/, /ˈɪnʊkˌʃʊk/ Inflections: Plural inukshuks, inuksuit Brit. /ɪˈnʊkˌʃʊɪt/, U.S. /ɪˈnʊkˌʃʊᵻt/. Forms: 1900s– inukshuk, 1900s– inuksuk. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Eastern Canadian Inuit. Etymon: Eastern Canadian Inuit inuksuk. Etymology: < Eastern Canadian Inuit inuksuk < inuk person (see Inuk n.) + -suk substitute, stand-in, thing resembling.The plural form inuksuit reflects the plural of the Eastern Canadian Inuit word. A structure of rough stones stacked in the form of a human figure, traditionally used by the Inuit as a landmark or commemorative sign, or to drive caribou toward hunters. ΚΠ 1922 Youth's Compan. 15 June 342/4 In caribou hunting, nearly all Eskimos who hunt with bow and arrow use inuksuit. 1956 Winnipeg Free Press 26 May 30 (caption) The Eskimos set up Inukshuks where the caribou congregated. 1986 M. Abley Beyond Forget xvii. 68 Inukshuks served as landmarks for hunters. 2012 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 17 July (Final ed.) c3 The toppled Inukshuk has already been repaired, free of charge, by..a local family business. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1922
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