Meanings
nounkamik (plural kamiks)
plural kamiks
- A mukluk.
Regional differences affect kamik styles.
1987, Jill Elizabeth Oakes, Factors influencing kamik production in Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories1 more example
The old man in old grayish kamiks still had very good vision […]
1996, William T. Vollmann, The Atlas
Origin
- Inuktitutᑲᒥᒃ
- Inuktitutᑲᒥᒃ
- Englishkamik
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᑲᒥᒃ (kamik).
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APA
kamik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamik
MLA
“kamik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamik. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kamik,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamik.
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