bidarka

or bai·dar·ka

[ bahy-dahr-kuh ]

noun
  1. a sealskin boat used by primarily by the Alaskan Aleuts.

Origin of bidarka

1
First recorded in 1825–35; from Russian baĭdárka, equivalent to baĭdár(a) “kind of river craft” (apparently akin to baĭdák “river craft, barge,” Old Russian baidakŭ, bodakŭ, of obscure origin) + -ka diminutive suffix
  • Sometimes bi·da·ra [bahy-dahr-uh], /baɪˈdɑr ə/, bi·dar·kee [bahy-dahr-kee] /baɪˈdɑr ki/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for bidarka

bidarka

bidarkee (baɪˈdɑːkiː)

/ (baɪˈdɑːkə) /


noun
  1. a canoe covered in animal skins, esp sealskin, used by the Inuit of Alaska

Origin of bidarka

1
C19: from Russian baidarka, diminutive of baidara umiak

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