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kayaking

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AY1 AE2 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A water sport involving racing, or doing tricks in, a kayak.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of kayak

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Eskimo *qayaʀ Proto-Inuit *qayaq Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq)bor. English kayak English -ing English kayaking From kayak + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 皮划艇 (píhuátǐng) — water sport
  • Finnish: kajakkimelonta — water sport
  • Finnish: kajakki — water sport
  • Hebrew: שֵׁיט קָיָאקִים (sheyt kayakim) — water sport
  • Polish: kajakarstwo — water sport
  • Swedish: kajakrodd — water sport
  • Swedish: kajakpaddling — water sport