komatik

English

Alternative forms

• comatik, qamutiik, qamutiq

Etymology

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖃᒧᑎᒃ (qamotik); attested since about 1824.

Noun

komatik (plural komatiks)

1. A rawhide-lashed sledge with wooden crossbars and runners, first invented and used by the Inuit of Northern Canada, but since used also by non-Inuit people.

Anagrams

• kamotik