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qiviut

/ˈkɪv.i.ət/

qiviut noun: the underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.

qiviut: the underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre
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Noun

qiviut (uncountable)

  1. The underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.
    • She wants me to stay here and learn how to weave baskets and carve ivory and spin qiviut and die of boredom!1992, Dana Stabenow, A Cold Day for Murder, →ISBN, page 77

Origin of qiviut

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᕿᕕᐅᖅ, ᕿᕕᐅᑦ (qifioq, qifiot, “underwool”).

Questions about qiviut

What does qiviut mean?
Qiviut means the underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.
What part of speech is qiviut?
Qiviut is a noun.
How do you pronounce qiviut?
Qiviut is pronounced /ˈkɪv.i.ət/.

Words near qiviut in the dictionary

  1. qite
  2. qitianlingite
  3. Qiu
  4. Qiubei
  5. Qius
  6. qiviut
  7. Qixi
  8. Qixia
  9. Qixingguan
  10. qiyam
  11. qiyams

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