inukshuk
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[edit] Etymology
From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ (inuksuk, “in the likeness of a human”).
[edit] Noun
inukshuk (plural inukshuks or inukshuit or inuksuit)
- A structure of piled stones, designed to resemble a humanoid figure and traditionally constructed by the Inuit.
- 2004, Pamela R Stern, Historical Dictionary of the Inuit, p. 74:
- The Nunavut Territory flag bears a rendering of an inukshuk in the form of a crucifix.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 140:
- This is a miniature copy of an inukshuk that actually stands up on a ridgeline far away in the interior, rocks piled in roughly the shape of a human, not to threaten the stranger but to guide him in country where landmarks are either too few or too many to keep straight.
- 2008, The Globe and Mail, 6 Mar 2008 (headline):
- Inuit Inuksuit to be crafted and sold for 2010 Games.
- 2004, Pamela R Stern, Historical Dictionary of the Inuit, p. 74:
[edit] References
- “inukshuk” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
[edit] Inuktitut
[edit] Noun
inukshuk (plural inuksuit)
- In the likeness of a human being.
