# kashim

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A traditional, large, semisubterranean men's communal house of the Yup'ik, Inuit, and Deg Hit'an Athabaskans, in which communal and ceremonial events are hosted.

## Etymology
Apparently a Russian [Term?] term, perhaps ultimately from Yupik qasgiq (the terms are, at least, synonymous). In Inupiaq, the term qargi is used.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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