amauti

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Amaut, from Danish amaut, ultimately from Greenlandic amaat.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈmaʊti/

Noun

amauti (plural amautis or amautiit)

  1. An Inuit parka designed to carry a small child.

References

  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Amauti”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

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