Etymology

kashim

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Today it means: A traditional, large, semisubterranean men's communal house of the Yup'ik, Inuit, and Deg Hit'an Athabaskans, in which communal and ceremonial events are hosted. Full definition →

Russian [Term?] ← Yupik
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  1. Yupik · derived from
  2. Russian · derived from[Term?]
  3. English todaykashim

Apparently a Russian [Term?] term, perhaps ultimately from Yupik qasgiq (the terms are, at least, synonymous). In Inupiaq, the term qargi is used.

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