indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Yupik, Greenlandic, Inuit
Other Forms FormsInukshuk, Inukhuk, Inussuk, Inuksuk
Meaning & History
Means "that which acts in the capacity of a human" in Inuktitut. An inuksuk is a human-made stone landmark, used as a point of navigation and reference in the Arctic circle, where few natural landmarks exist.