angekok

English

Etymology

Variant of angakok, from Greenlandic.

Noun

angekok (plural angekoks)

1. An Eskimo/Inuit sorcerer or shaman.

Synonyms

• angakok (from Greenlandic)
• angatkuq (from Inuvialuktun)
• angakkuq (from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut)
• angekkok, angekut (variants of angekok)