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tupilak

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From Greenlandic tupilak or Inuktitut ᑐᐱᓚᒃ (topilak), ᑐᐱᓚᖅ (topilaq).

noun tupilaks · tupilat · tupilaq

A monster (either invisible or having a physical form constructed from animal bones, sinew, etc) created in secret by a shaman and sent into the sea to seek and kill a specific enemy.
A (small) representation of such a monster, often carved from whale bone.

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@misc{tupilak_2026,
  title = {tupilak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tupilak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}