bidarka
or bai·dar·ka
[ bahy-dahr-kuh ]
noun
a sealskin boat used by primarily by the Alaskan Aleuts.
Origin of bidarka
1First 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
a canoe covered in animal skins, esp sealskin, used by the Inuit of Alaska
Origin of bidarka
1C19: from Russian baidarka, diminutive of baidara umiak
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