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kudlik

/ˈkuːdlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kud-lik
IPA
/ˈkuːdlɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Canadian usage

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkuːdlɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

kudliks (plural) qudlik (alternative) qulliq (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce kudlik?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkuːdlɪk/.
What does kudlik mean?
A type of soapstone lamp used by the Inuit, a qulliq.
Where does kudlik come from?
Borrowed from Greenlandic ĸutdleĸ, now spelled qulleq; cognate to Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).

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