qulliq

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English

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Etymology

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From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).

Noun

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qulliq (plural qulliqs)

  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.

Translations

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Inupiaq

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Noun

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qulliq (dual qulliik, plural qulliich)

  1. uppermost one, top one
    Qulliq makpiġaaq uvarnnun qaiḷḷauŋ.
    Please give me the top book.