narnauk

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Allegedly, this word is of Tsimshian origin.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: nar‧nauk

Noun

narnauk (plural narnauks)

  1. (in the mythology of the First Nations of Canada) A supernatural being which can transform into an animal and back into human form by putting on and taking off an animal skin it has.

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