umiak

英 ['uːmɪæk] 美['ʊmɪ,æk]
  • n. 爱斯基摩人所用的木架皮舟

英文词源


umiak (n.)
large Eskimo boat, c. 1743, from Eskimo umiaq "an open skin boat." Said by 18c.-19c. sources to be a "woman's boat," as opposed to the kayak, which was worked exclusively by men.