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
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British Dictionary definitions for bidarka
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