tupilak
See also: Tupilak
English
carved representation of a monster
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Greenlandic tupilak or Inuktitut ᑐᐱᓚᒃ (tupilak).
Noun
tupilak (plural tupilaks or tupilat)
- (Inuit mythology) A monster (either invisible or having a physical form constructed from animal bones, sinew, etc) created in secret by a shaman and sent into the sea to seek and kill a specific enemy.
- A (small) representation of such a monster, often carved from whale bone.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Greenlandic tupilak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tˢupʰiˈlɑɡ̊], [tˢub̥iˈlɑɡ̊]
Noun
tupilak
- tupilak (statuette)
- tupilak (creature)
Declension
Declension of tupilak
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tupilak | tupilakken | tupilakker | tupilakkerne |
| genitive | tupilaks | tupilakkens | tupilakkers | tupilakkernes |
Greenlandic
Noun
tupilak (plural tupilaat)
- tupilak (statuette)
- tupilak (creature)
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