Definition of Eskimo in English:

Eskimo

nounPlural Eskimosˈɛskɪməʊˈɛskəˌmoʊ

1A member of an indigenous people inhabiting northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and eastern Siberia, and traditionally living by hunting seals and other Arctic animals and birds and by fishing.
2mass noun Either of the two main languages spoken by indigenous peoples of the Arctic (Inuit and Yupik), comprising a major division of the Eskimo-Aleut family.
Example sentencesExamples
- Tony Woodbury reports that in the village of Chevak, Alaska, in 1978, almost everyone spoke Chup'ik, a dialect of Yup'ik Eskimo; by 1996 it had died out among schoolchildren.
- The Greenlandic language is closely related to Labrador Eskimo but has taken many of its card-playing terms from Danish.
- Everybody kept on saying, ‘come see, little kids speaking Eskimo!
- To take what is the most frequently mentioned case, we can note the existence of several words in Eskimo to refer to ‘snow’ compared to only one in English.
- When people try to make a list with snow words in Eskimo, they often include words for ice.

adjectiveˈɛskɪməʊˈɛskəˌmoʊ

Relating to the Eskimos or their languages.
Example sentencesExamples
- A generation ago, by far and away the most common cause of death among Eskimo men was drowning.
- While the igloo remains important, it is the alternation of summer and winter housing, or at least summer/winter entrances to houses that characterizes Eskimo buildings.
- What was intended to be a six-week project turned into a six-month study of Eskimo archaeology and anthropology.
- The truth about snow words in the Eskimo languages simply doesn't matter.
- Sea ice normally protects Eskimo villages from the ravages of winter storms.
- All of these were transcribed in the original language of the Eskimo storytellers and then translated with the help of Eskimos who also spoke English.
- Nearly every section of the world suffered, the United States, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and even remote Eskimo villages.
- My list is somewhat more reliable than that unchecked serial exaggeration of Eskimo snow vocabulary you hear so much about.
- In fact, there aren't all that many Eskimo words for snow.
- The whole Eskimo (Yup'ik-Inuit) family is only about two thousand years old.
- Speaking on the intake of breath is something that I think is only common in Ireland, though I have been told that it does exist in Eskimo speech too.

Usage

In recent years the word Eskimo has come to be regarded as offensive (partly through the associations of the now discredited etymology ‘one who eats raw flesh’). The peoples inhabiting the regions from the central Canadian Arctic to western Greenland prefer to call themselves Inuit: see Inuit. The term Eskimo, however, continues to be the only term which can be properly understood as applying to the people as a whole and is still widely used in anthropological and archaeological contexts

Origin

Via French Esquimaux, possibly from Spanish esquimao, esquimal, from Montagnais ayas̆kimew 'person who laces a snowshoe', probably applied first to the Micmac and later to the Eskimo (see husky²).

The traditional word for the indigenous people inhabiting northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and eastern Siberia is Eskimo. The word is from Native American language Algonquian, and may have originally meant ‘people speaking a different language’. It was formerly thought that the original meaning was ‘person who eats raw meat’ and because this was seen as insulting, the word is now avoided by many. The peoples inhabiting the regions from the Canadian Arctic to western Greenland prefer to call themselves Inuit, first recorded in English in the mid 18th century and the plural of inuk ‘person’. There are comparatively few words in English from the Inuit language. Kayak, which came into English in the 18th century, is one of them, and igloo (mid 19th century) from iglu ‘house’, is the most notable other.

Definition of Eskimo in US English:

Eskimo

nounˈɛskəˌmoʊˈeskəˌmō

1A member of an indigenous people inhabiting northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and eastern Siberia, traditionally living by hunting (especially of seals) and by fishing.
2Either of the two main languages spoken by indigenous peoples of the Arctic (Inuit and Yupik), forming a major division of the Eskimo-Aleut family.
Example sentencesExamples
- To take what is the most frequently mentioned case, we can note the existence of several words in Eskimo to refer to ‘snow’ compared to only one in English.
- When people try to make a list with snow words in Eskimo, they often include words for ice.
- The Greenlandic language is closely related to Labrador Eskimo but has taken many of its card-playing terms from Danish.
- Everybody kept on saying, ‘come see, little kids speaking Eskimo!
- Tony Woodbury reports that in the village of Chevak, Alaska, in 1978, almost everyone spoke Chup'ik, a dialect of Yup'ik Eskimo; by 1996 it had died out among schoolchildren.

adjectiveˈɛskəˌmoʊˈeskəˌmō

Relating to the Eskimos or their languages.
Example sentencesExamples
- Nearly every section of the world suffered, the United States, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and even remote Eskimo villages.
- The whole Eskimo (Yup'ik-Inuit) family is only about two thousand years old.
- While the igloo remains important, it is the alternation of summer and winter housing, or at least summer/winter entrances to houses that characterizes Eskimo buildings.
- What was intended to be a six-week project turned into a six-month study of Eskimo archaeology and anthropology.
- All of these were transcribed in the original language of the Eskimo storytellers and then translated with the help of Eskimos who also spoke English.
- My list is somewhat more reliable than that unchecked serial exaggeration of Eskimo snow vocabulary you hear so much about.
- Sea ice normally protects Eskimo villages from the ravages of winter storms.
- Speaking on the intake of breath is something that I think is only common in Ireland, though I have been told that it does exist in Eskimo speech too.
- A generation ago, by far and away the most common cause of death among Eskimo men was drowning.
- In fact, there aren't all that many Eskimo words for snow.
- The truth about snow words in the Eskimo languages simply doesn't matter.

Usage

In recent years, Eskimo has come to be regarded as offensive (partly through the associations of the now discredited etymology ‘one who eats raw flesh’). The peoples inhabiting the regions from northwestern Canada to western Greenland call themselves Inuit (see Inuit), but in the US, Eskimo is the only term that can be properly applied to all of the peoples as a whole, and it is still widely used in anthropological and archaeological contexts. The broader term Native American is sometimes used to refer to Eskimo and Aleut peoples. See Native American

Origin

Via French Esquimaux, possibly from Spanish esquimao, esquimal, from Montagnais ayas̆kimew ‘person who laces a snowshoe’, probably applied first to the Micmac and later to the Eskimo (see husky).

单词	Eskimo
释义	Definition of Eskimo in English: Eskimo nounPlural Eskimosˈɛskɪməʊˈɛskəˌmoʊ 1A member of an indigenous people inhabiting northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and eastern Siberia, and traditionally living by hunting seals and other Arctic animals and birds and by fishing. 2mass noun Either of the two main languages spoken by indigenous peoples of the Arctic (Inuit and Yupik), comprising a major division of the Eskimo-Aleut family. Example sentencesExamples Tony Woodbury reports that in the village of Chevak, Alaska, in 1978, almost everyone spoke Chup'ik, a dialect of Yup'ik Eskimo; by 1996 it had died out among schoolchildren. The Greenlandic language is closely related to Labrador Eskimo but has taken many of its card-playing terms from Danish. Everybody kept on saying, ‘come see, little kids speaking Eskimo! To take what is the most frequently mentioned case, we can note the existence of several words in Eskimo to refer to ‘snow’ compared to only one in English. When people try to make a list with snow words in Eskimo, they often include words for ice. adjectiveˈɛskɪməʊˈɛskəˌmoʊ Relating to the Eskimos or their languages. Example sentencesExamples A generation ago, by far and away the most common cause of death among Eskimo men was drowning. While the igloo remains important, it is the alternation of summer and winter housing, or at least summer/winter entrances to houses that characterizes Eskimo buildings. What was intended to be a six-week project turned into a six-month study of Eskimo archaeology and anthropology. The truth about snow words in the Eskimo languages simply doesn't matter. Sea ice normally protects Eskimo villages from the ravages of winter storms. All of these were transcribed in the original language of the Eskimo storytellers and then translated with the help of Eskimos who also spoke English. Nearly every section of the world suffered, the United States, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and even remote Eskimo villages. My list is somewhat more reliable than that unchecked serial exaggeration of Eskimo snow vocabulary you hear so much about. In fact, there aren't all that many Eskimo words for snow. The whole Eskimo (Yup'ik-Inuit) family is only about two thousand years old. Speaking on the intake of breath is something that I think is only common in Ireland, though I have been told that it does exist in Eskimo speech too. Usage In recent years the word Eskimo has come to be regarded as offensive (partly through the associations of the now discredited etymology ‘one who eats raw flesh’). The peoples inhabiting the regions from the central Canadian Arctic to western Greenland prefer to call themselves Inuit: see Inuit. The term Eskimo, however, continues to be the only term which can be properly understood as applying to the people as a whole and is still widely used in anthropological and archaeological contexts Origin Via French Esquimaux, possibly from Spanish esquimao, esquimal, from Montagnais ayas̆kimew 'person who laces a snowshoe', probably applied first to the Micmac and later to the Eskimo (see husky²). The traditional word for the indigenous people inhabiting northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and eastern Siberia is Eskimo. The word is from Native American language Algonquian, and may have originally meant ‘people speaking a different language’. It was formerly thought that the original meaning was ‘person who eats raw meat’ and because this was seen as insulting, the word is now avoided by many. The peoples inhabiting the regions from the Canadian Arctic to western Greenland prefer to call themselves Inuit, first recorded in English in the mid 18th century and the plural of inuk ‘person’. There are comparatively few words in English from the Inuit language. Kayak, which came into English in the 18th century, is one of them, and igloo (mid 19th century) from iglu ‘house’, is the most notable other. Definition of Eskimo in US English: Eskimo nounˈɛskəˌmoʊˈeskəˌmō 1A member of an indigenous people inhabiting northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and eastern Siberia, traditionally living by hunting (especially of seals) and by fishing. 2Either of the two main languages spoken by indigenous peoples of the Arctic (Inuit and Yupik), forming a major division of the Eskimo-Aleut family. Example sentencesExamples To take what is the most frequently mentioned case, we can note the existence of several words in Eskimo to refer to ‘snow’ compared to only one in English. When people try to make a list with snow words in Eskimo, they often include words for ice. The Greenlandic language is closely related to Labrador Eskimo but has taken many of its card-playing terms from Danish. Everybody kept on saying, ‘come see, little kids speaking Eskimo! Tony Woodbury reports that in the village of Chevak, Alaska, in 1978, almost everyone spoke Chup'ik, a dialect of Yup'ik Eskimo; by 1996 it had died out among schoolchildren. adjectiveˈɛskəˌmoʊˈeskəˌmō Relating to the Eskimos or their languages. Example sentencesExamples Nearly every section of the world suffered, the United States, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and even remote Eskimo villages. The whole Eskimo (Yup'ik-Inuit) family is only about two thousand years old. While the igloo remains important, it is the alternation of summer and winter housing, or at least summer/winter entrances to houses that characterizes Eskimo buildings. What was intended to be a six-week project turned into a six-month study of Eskimo archaeology and anthropology. All of these were transcribed in the original language of the Eskimo storytellers and then translated with the help of Eskimos who also spoke English. My list is somewhat more reliable than that unchecked serial exaggeration of Eskimo snow vocabulary you hear so much about. Sea ice normally protects Eskimo villages from the ravages of winter storms. Speaking on the intake of breath is something that I think is only common in Ireland, though I have been told that it does exist in Eskimo speech too. A generation ago, by far and away the most common cause of death among Eskimo men was drowning. In fact, there aren't all that many Eskimo words for snow. The truth about snow words in the Eskimo languages simply doesn't matter. Usage In recent years, Eskimo has come to be regarded as offensive (partly through the associations of the now discredited etymology ‘one who eats raw flesh’). The peoples inhabiting the regions from northwestern Canada to western Greenland call themselves Inuit (see Inuit), but in the US, Eskimo is the only term that can be properly applied to all of the peoples as a whole, and it is still widely used in anthropological and archaeological contexts. The broader term Native American is sometimes used to refer to Eskimo and Aleut peoples. See Native American Origin Via French Esquimaux, possibly from Spanish esquimao, esquimal, from Montagnais ayas̆kimew ‘person who laces a snowshoe’, probably applied first to the Micmac and later to the Eskimo (see husky).
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