Sinik
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sinik is a noun meaning The spirit or magical force associated with an item in the belief system of New Guinea.
Meaning
The spirit or magical force associated with an item in the belief system of New Guinea.
More Meanings
- The distance that can be traveled in a day given the current terrain and conditions, used as a measurement by the native peoples of Greenland.
Example Sentences
From Etah to Uunartoq the three of us will be able to manage the transportation, and in two trips — well, we'll see. Four or five siniks.
In parallel, female associated sinik, such as birth fluids, afterbirth, and menstrual blood, are always harmful to initiated men to the point of illness or death.
In so doing, the sinik was extinguished so that the victim could not even become a momoyok, the normal fate of the sinik of war victims: "he was finished with his name."
The air around me clouds up with my hurried breathing, mixed in with my dog team. But I'm also panting in relief that our journey's done for the sinik and we've found some refuge for the night.
Word Forms
- siniks
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