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bidarka
(bi|darka)
Pronunciation:
/bʌɪˈdɑːkə/
noun
a canoe covered with animal skins, used by the Inuit of Alaska and adjacent regions.
Origin:
early 19th century
: from Russian
baĭdarka
, diminutive of
baĭdara
'an umiak'
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