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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Inuit mythology) 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..
Use tupilak when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tupilak means (Inuit mythology) 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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use tupilak where its definition matches the intended context.
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