e/Tupilaq

Information
has gloss	eng: In Greenlandic Inuit (Kalaallit) folklore, a tupilaq (tupilak or ᑐᐱᓚᒃ ) was an avenging monster fabricated by a practitioner of witchcraft or shamanism by using various objects such as animal parts (bone, hair, etc...) and even parts taken from the corpses of children. The creature was given life by ritualistic chants. It was then placed into the sea to seek and destroy a specific enemy.
lexicalization	eng: tupilaq
instance of	c/Ivory works of art

Meaning
Danish
has gloss	dan: Ved tupilak forstås små mystiske, delvist groteske figurer fra den grønlandske inuitkultur. På grønlandsk betegner ordet tupilak en forfaders sjæl eller ånd.
lexicalization	dan: tupilak
German
has gloss	deu: Das Kalaallisut-Wort Tupilak (oder Tupilaq) bedeutet Seele oder Geist eines Verstorbenen und umschreibt heutzutage eine meist nicht über 20 Zentimeter große, überwiegend aus Walrosselfenbein geschnitzte Kunstfigur mit verschiedenartiger, ungewöhnlicher Gestalt. Diese Skulptur stellt eigentlich ein mythisches oder spirituelles Wesen dar; gewöhnlich ist sie aber wegen ihres grotesken Aussehens zum reinen Sammelobjekt geworden.
lexicalization	deu: Tupilak
Norwegian
has gloss	nor: En tupilaq (tupilak) var en figur med magiske krefter i gammel grønlandsk mytologi, som trolldomskyndige kunne bruke til å drepe, skade eller bringe sykdom til en motstander eller fiende.
lexicalization	nor: tupilaq
Portuguese
has gloss	por: Tupilak é o deus inuit responsável pelo misticimo e toda a parte oculta ou desconhecida do universo.
lexicalization	por: Tupilak