Kayak

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkaɪˌæk/

Alternative forms

• kaiak, kiack, kyack, kyak

Origin

From Inuktitut (Western Canadian Inuktitut) ᖃᔭᖅ (qajaq, "man's boat"), from Proto-Eskimo *qyaq.

Full definition of kayak

Noun

1. A type of small boat, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position.

Verb

1. (intransitive) to use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayakKayaking is an Olympic sport.
2. (transitive) to traverse a body of water by kayak.On a dare, he kayaked the Harlem River in New York from Hell's Gate to Spyten Duyvil.

Anagrams

• yakka