angakok

noun

an·​ga·​kok
variants or less commonly angekok
ˈaŋgəˌkäk
plural angakoks also angekoks
-ˌkäks
: an Eskimo medicine man or shaman

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Inuit (Greenlandic and Eastern Canadian) aŋakkuk

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of angakok was in 1767

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“Angakok.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angakok. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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