Etymology

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Today it 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. Full definition →

Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ
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  1. Inuktitut · derived fromᖁᓪᓕᖅ
  2. English todayqulliq

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).

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