kuspukとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

An Alaska Native woman dancing in a kuspuk (sense 2).

An Alaska Native man in a modern kuspuk (sense 2).

Borrowed from Yup'ik qaspeq,^[1] from qai- (“surface; top”) + -peq (postbase denoting something at a certain place).

発音

• (Received 発音, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌspʌk/, /ˈkʌs-/
• ハイフネーション: kus‧puk

名詞

kuspuk (複数形 kuspuks) (Alaska)

1. (originally) An Alaska Native (traditionally Yup'ik) garment worn on the upper body as an overshirt on top of a parka (“long jacket with a hood”).
2. A lightweight parka-like garment with a hood and a large front pocket worn by Alaska Native people of all sexes, either as an overshirt or as a shirt.

別の表記

• qaspeq

参照

Further reading

• kuspuk on Wikipedia.
• Kuspuks on Wikimedia Commons.