English Explanatory Dictionary

qulliq

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

qulliq qulliqs

Etymology

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).

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