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naniq

naniq noun: a traditional soapstone oil lamp fuelled by blubber and seal fat, of Eastern Arctic peoples, such as the Inupiat, Yupik and Inuit.

Noun

naniq (plural naniqs)

  1. A traditional soapstone oil lamp fuelled by blubber and seal fat, of Eastern Arctic peoples, such as the Inupiat, Yupik and Inuit.
    Synonyms:
    qulliq, kudlik

Synonyms of naniq

Forms of naniq

pluralnaniqs

Origin of naniq

From Inupiaq naniq.

Questions about naniq

What does naniq mean?
Naniq means a traditional soapstone oil lamp fuelled by blubber and seal fat, of Eastern Arctic peoples, such as the Inupiat, Yupik and Inuit.
What part of speech is naniq?
Naniq is a noun.
What is the plural of naniq?
The plural of naniq is naniqs.

Words near naniq in the dictionary

  1. Nanhui
  2. Nanhui New City
  3. nani
  4. Nanima
  5. Nanini
  6. naniq
  7. naniqs
  8. nanisation
  9. Nanislav
  10. nanism
  11. nanisms

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