Definition
A small, lightweight Inuit or Aleut boat made from animal skins stretched over a wooden frame, used for hunting and travel in Arctic waters.
Etymology
From Aleut (or related indigenous Alaskan language), borrowed into Russian and then into English. The word reflects the centuries-long contact between indigenous Arctic peoples and Russian traders.
Kelly Says
The bidarka was so perfectly designed for Arctic conditions that Russian promyshlenniki (fur traders) adopted the design and called their version a 'baidarka,' showing how good engineering transcends culture and gets copied across thousands of miles.
Translations
ARالعربية
بيداركة
bi-da-r-ka
BNবাংলা
বিদারকা
bi-dar-ka
CACatalà
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
CSČeština
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
DADansk
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
DEDeutsch
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
ELΕλληνικά
μπιδάρκα
mp-i-dar-ka
ESEspañol
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
FAفارسی
بیダークا
bi-da-r-ka
FISuomi
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
FRFrançais
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
HEעברית
בידארקה
bi-dar-ka
HIहिन्दी
बिदार्का
bi-dar-ka
HUMagyar
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
ITItaliano
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
NLNederlands
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
NONorsk
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
PLPolski
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
PTPortuguês
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
RORomână
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
RUРусский
бидарка
bi-dar-ka
SVSvenska
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
SWKiswahili
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
TAதமிழ்
பிடார்கா
pi-ta-r-ka
TEతెలుగు
బిడార్కా
bi-da-r-ka
THไทย
บิดาร์ก้า
bi-dar-ka
TRTürkçe
bidarka
bi-dar-ka
UKУкраїнська
бідарка
bi-dar-ka
VITiếng Việt
bidarka
bi-dar-ka