How to pronounce umiak
American English pronunciation
OO-mee-ak
- IPA
- /ˈumiˌæk/
- Syllables
- OO · mee · ak (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What umiak means
A large open Arctic boat of skins on a wooden frame
In a sentence: The family paddled their umiak along the icy shore.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Inuit word meaning women's boat.
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