different between yurt vs wigwam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French yourte or German Jurte, from Russian ????? (júrta, “yurt”), from a Turkic language, related to Turkish yurt (“home, homeland”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /j??t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /j??t/, /j??t/
• Rhymes: -??(r)t

Noun

yurt (plural yurts)

1. A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).

Synonyms

• ger (in Mongolia)
• kibitka

Derived terms

• yurtlike

Translations

See also

• yurt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Portuguese

Noun

yurt f (plural yurts)

1. Alternative form of iurte

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ????? (yurt), from Proto-Turkic *y?rt (“dwelling place, home”). Compare Old Turkic [script needed] (yurt).

Noun

yurt (definite accusative yurdu, plural yurtlar)

1. native country, homeland
2. home
3. student dormitory, hostel
4. yurt (tent)

Declension

Derived terms

• yurtsuz
• yurtsuzluk
• yurtluk

References

• yurt in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu

Woiwurrung

Noun

yurt

1. jaw

References

• Barry J. Blake, Woiwurrung, in The Aboriginal Language of Melbourne and Other Sketches (1991; edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake; OUP, Handbook of Australian Languages 4), pages 31–124

English

Etymology

From Western Abenaki wigwôm or Eastern Abenaki (Penobscot) wigwom (both meaning "house"), from Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·?mi (“house”). Doublet of wickiup.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w??w??m/

Noun

wigwam (plural wigwams)

1. A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.
2. (possibly dated) Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world.
   • 1845 edition, Charles Darwin, Journal and Remarks (The Voyage of the Beagle):

     The Fuegian wigwam resembles, in size and dimensions, a haycock. It merely consists of a few broken branches stuck in the ground, and very imperfectly thatched on one side with a few tufts of grass and rushes.

Translations

Derived terms

• wigwam for a goose's bridle

Verb

wigwam (third-person singular simple present wigwams, present participle wigwamming, simple past and past participle wigwammed)

1. (transitive) To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam.

See also

• other traditional Native American dwellings:
  • hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
  • igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
  • teepee (used in the Great Plains)
  • tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
  • wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
  • wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
  • wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)

References

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English wigwam.

Noun

wigwam m (invariable)

1. wigwam

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English wigwam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?i?.vam/

Noun

wigwam m inan

1. wigwam

Declension

Usage notes

• Sometimes incorrectly used to refer to a teepee.

Potawatomi

Noun

wigwam

1. house

References

• Donald Perrot (2017) Memejek Ebodewadmimyak: Mnokmek, Amazon.com