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- Inuktitut · derived fromᖁᓪᓕᖅ
- English todayqulliq
From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 →
From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.