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bi⋅dar⋅ka

[bahy-dahr-kuh]
–noun
a sealskin boat used by Aleuts and southern Alaskan Eskimos.
Also, bi⋅da⋅ra [bahy-dahr-uh] , bi⋅dar⋅kee [bahy-dahr-kee] , baidarka.


Origin:
1825–35; < Russ baĭdárka, equiv. to baĭdár(a) kind of river craft (appar. akin to baĭdák river craft, barge, ORuss baidakŭ, bodakŭ, of obscure orig.) + -ka dim. suffix
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