Etymology

inukshuk

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Today it means: A structure of piled stones, used as a landmark and traditionally constructed by the Inuit, often resembling a humanoid figure. Full definition →

Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ
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  1. Inuktitut · derived fromᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ“in the likeness of a human”
  2. English todayinukshuk

From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ (inoksok, “in the likeness of a human”).

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