Inuk

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noun

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

OriginInuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ →
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Meanings

nounInuk (plural Inuks or Inuit)

plural Inuks · plural Inuit · alternative Inuq

  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.

    1975, The Musk-ox, numbers 15-20, page 37

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inuit

Origin

  1. Inuktitutᐃᓄᒃ
  2. Inuktitutᐃᓄᒃ
  3. EnglishInuk

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

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Translations

German Inuk
  • Inukthe people
Ukrainian інуї́т
  • інуї́т (inujít)the people

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

KuniInku
Cite this entry
APA

Inuk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inuk

MLA

“Inuk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inuk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Inuk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inuk.

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