Eskimo
English
/ˈɛs.kɪ.moʊ/
proper noun
Definitions
- A group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik.
- Any of the languages of the Eskimo.
Etymology
Derived from Spanish, Castilian esquimao.
Origin
Spanish
esquimao
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eskie English
- Eskimoan English
- Eskimological English
- Eskimologist English
- Eskimology English
- Eskimoness English
- Paleo-Eskimo English
- amerikaneskimokoira Finnish
- eskimo Finnish
- eskimohanhi Finnish
- eskimokajakki Finnish
- eskimokanootti Finnish
- eskimokieli Finnish
- eskimokielinen Finnish
- eskimokoira Finnish
- eskimokuiri Finnish
- eskimokuovi Finnish
- eskimolokki Finnish
- eskimopyörähdys Finnish
- eskimosirri Finnish
- eskimosuukko Finnish
- Esquimaux French
- esquimao Spanish, Castilian
- 愛斯基摩 Chinese
- 에스키모 Korean
- اسکيمو Pashto, Pushto
- ayaškimew Montagnais