What does "inuk" mean?

A member of one of the several indigenous peoples from the Arctic who descended from the Thule.

What is a synonym for "inuk"?

Common synonyms include: inuit, inuit.

Inuk

noun

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Noun

1
A member of one of the several indigenous peoples from the Arctic who descended from the Thule.
"He could be an Inuk, yes, so I could quite see there would be lots of Inuks, lots of Inuks who have no grounds for — no part of Eskimo ancestry, culture or heritage."

Synonyms

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inuit inuit

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"He could be an Inuk, yes, so I could quite see there would be lots of Inuks, lots of Inuks who have no grounds for — no part of Eskimo ancestry, culture or heritage."

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”).

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