tupilak

== English == === Alternative forms === tupilaq === Etymology === From Greenlandic tupilak or Inuktitut ᑐᐱᓚᒃ (topilak), ᑐᐱᓚᖅ (topilaq). === Noun === tupilak (plural tupilaks or tupilat) (Inuit mythology) A monster (either invisible or having a physical form constructed from animal bones, sinew, etc) created in secret by a shaman and sent into the sea to seek and kill a specific enemy. A (small) representation of such a monster, often carved from whale bone. === See also === Frankenstein == Danish == === Etymology === From Greenlandic tupilak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tˢupʰiˈlɑɡ̊], [tˢub̥iˈlɑɡ̊] === Noun === tupilak c (singular definite tupilakken, plural indefinite tupilakker) tupilak (statuette) tupilak (creature) ==== Declension ==== === References === “tupilak” in Den Danske Ordbog == Greenlandic == === Etymology === From Proto-Inuit *tupǝ-ɣi- (“be surprised at, demon”), from Proto-Eskimo *tupǝ-kǝ- (“be surprised, excited”). Compare tupigaa (“is surprised by him/her or it”), and tupigusuppoq (“is surprised”). === Pronunciation === (Nuuk) IPA(key): /tupilak/, [tʊ.pɪ.lək] === Noun === tupilak (plural tupilaat) tupilak (statuette) tupilak (creature) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Danish: tupilak English: tupilak (possibly) === References === tupilak in Katersat tupilak in Katersat