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amauti

/əˈmaʊti/

amauti noun: an Inuit parka designed to carry a small child.

amauti: an Inuit parka designed to carry a small child
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Noun

amauti (plural amautis or amautiit)

  1. An Inuit parka designed to carry a small child.

Forms of amauti

pluralamautis
pluralamautiit
alternative formamaut
alternative formamautik

Origin of amauti

From German Amaut, from Danish amaut, ultimately from Greenlandic amaat.

Questions about amauti

What does amauti mean?
Amauti means an Inuit parka designed to carry a small child.
What part of speech is amauti?
Amauti is a noun.
How do you pronounce amauti?
Amauti is pronounced /əˈmaʊti/.
What is the plural of amauti?
The plural of amauti is amautis.

Words near amauti in the dictionary

  1. amaurophilia
  2. amauroses
  3. amaurosis
  4. amaurotic
  5. amaut
  6. amauti
  7. amautiit
  8. amautik
  9. amautiks
  10. amautis
  11. amauts

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