TUPIK

TileHead’s Word of the Day for 4 October 2011

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TUPIK  (n. pl. -S)

Definition(s):

1. (n.) a hut or tent of animal skins, traditionally used by some native peoples of Arctic regions as a temporary summer dwelling

Useful information for game players:

• Front hooks: (none)
• Back hooks: -S
• Anagrams: (none)
• Longer extensions: (none)
• Wraparounds: (none)
• Other Spellings: (none)
• Related Forms: (none)

Epilogue:
The TUPIK is roughly the summer equivalent of the IGLOO (or IGLU), being a temporary summer residence usually fashioned from seal or other animal skins.  Both words come from the Eskimo-Aleut family of languages, where tupiq roughly meant “tent” and iglu meant “house.”  The latter word can and has been used for dwellings of many different kinds, not just the domed snow houses of popular conception.

This week’s theme: Words starting with the letter T

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