manak

American  

[man-ak] / ˈmæn æk /

noun

1. a wooden ball fitted with hooks and attached to a rope, used by the Inuit and Yupik in the Arctic to secure and haul in seals killed offshore.

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Etymology

Origin of manak

From the Inuit word manaq

Example Sentences

Every season the government floats tenders and gives contractors permission to extract a fixed volume of Tendu leaves – usually between 1,500 and 5,000 standard bags known as manak boras.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2010

The slippery arithmetic and the sly system of measurement that converts bundles into manak boras into kilos is controlled by the contractors, and leaves plenty of room for manipulation of the worst kind.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2010

U manak uinic ti ulah=I saw the trace of a man to-day, but it is no longer visible.

From The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

The nucteelob were the ancianos, the wise old men of the village; manak, a trace or sign that appears at a distance and then disappears.

From The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 by Brinton, Daniel Garrison