English Explanatory Dictionary

kudlik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of soapstone lamp used by the Inuit, a qulliq.

Pronunciation

/ˈkuːdlɪk/

Word forms

kudlik kudliks qudlik qulliq

Etymology

Borrowed from Greenlandic ĸutdleĸ, now spelled qulleq; cognate to Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).

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