qiviut

Q10I1V4I1U1T1
/ˈkɪv.i.ət/

noun

The underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.

OriginInuktitut ᕿᕕᐅᖅ, ᕿᕕᐅᑦ →
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Meanings

nounqiviut (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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

  1. Inuktitutᕿᕕᐅᖅ, ᕿᕕᐅᑦ“underwool”
  2. Englishqiviut

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

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APA

qiviut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qiviut

MLA

“qiviut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qiviut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “qiviut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qiviut.

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