komatik
English
Etymology
From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖃᒧᑎᒃ (qamutik) (ca. 1824).
Alternative forms
- qamutiq
Noun
komatik (plural komatiks)
- A rawhide-lashed sledge with wooden crossbars and runners first invented and used by the Inuit of Northern Canada, but adopted since by many non-Inuit as well.