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qulliq

qulliq noun: a kudlik, a lamp used by the Inuit, consisting of a cup of soapstone filled with oil (commonly from blubber) with cottongrass or moss used as a wick.

Noun

qulliq (plural qulliqs)

  1. A kudlik, a lamp used by the Inuit, consisting of a cup of soapstone filled with oil (commonly from blubber) with cottongrass or moss used as a wick.

Forms of qulliq

pluralqulliqs

Origin of qulliq

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).

Questions about qulliq

What does qulliq mean?
Qulliq means a kudlik, a lamp used by the Inuit, consisting of a cup of soapstone filled with oil (commonly from blubber) with cottongrass or moss used as a wick.
What part of speech is qulliq?
Qulliq is a noun.
What is the plural of qulliq?
The plural of qulliq is qulliqs.

Words near qulliq in the dictionary

  1. qulis
  2. qulkhwani
  3. qulkhwanis
  4. Qulla
  5. Qullasuyu
  6. qulliq
  7. qulliqs
  8. qullqa
  9. qullqas
  10. Qult
  11. Qultist

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