angakok

an·ga·kok

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ang-guh-kok]
- /ˈæŋ gəˌkɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ang-guh-kok]
- /ˈæŋ gəˌkɒk/

Definitions of angakok word

noun angakok an Inuit shaman 3
noun angakok an Eskimo medicine man 3
noun angakok a shaman in Eskimo society. 1
noun angakok An Inuit shaman. 0

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Origin of angakok

First appearance:

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

1760-70; < German < Inuit (Greenlandic) angeqok

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Parts of speech for Angakok

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Angakok

angakok popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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