Inuk
A member of one of the several indigenous peoples from the Arctic who descended from the Thule.
Noun
- A member of one of the several indigenous peoples from the Arctic who descended from the Thule.
- He could be an Inuk, yes, so I could quite see there would be lots of Inuks, lots of Inuks who have no grounds for — no part of Eskimo ancestry, culture or heritage. - 1975, The Musk-ox, numbers 15-20, page 37:
Origin
Etymology tree Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ (inok)bor. English Inuk Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”).