baidarka
[ bahy-dahr-kuh ]
/ baɪˈdɑr kə /
noun
Words nearby baidarka
bahía blanca,
bahía de cochinos,
bai,
baia-mare,
baiae,
baidarka,
baigneuse,
baikal,
baikonur,
bail,
bail bond
Definition for baidarka (2 of 2)
bidarka
or bi·da·ra bi·dar·kee bai·dar·ka
[ bahy-dahr-kuh ]
/ baɪˈdɑr kə /
noun
a sealskin boat used by Aleuts and southern Alaskan Eskimos.
Origin of bidarka
1825–35; < Russian
baĭdárka, equivalent to
baĭdár(a) kind of river craft (apparently akin to
baĭdák river craft, barge, Old Russian
baidakŭ, bodakŭ, of obscure origin) +
-ka diminutive suffix
Example sentences from the Web for baidarka
The baidarka is about sixteen feet in length, and two feet in width at the middle, tapering to a point at either end.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 |Hubert Howe BancroftThe small boat is called by the natives kyak, and by the Russians baidarka.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 |Hubert Howe Bancroft
British Dictionary definitions for baidarka
bidarka
bidarkee (baɪˈdɑːkiː)
/ (baɪˈdɑːkə) /
noun
a canoe covered in animal skins, esp sealskin, used by the Inuit of Alaska
Word Origin for bidarka
C19: from Russian
baidarka, diminutive of
baidara umiak