Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qiviut

/ˈkɪv.i.ət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: qivi-ut
IPA: /ˈkɪv.i.ət/

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She wants me to stay here and learn how to weave baskets and carve ivory and spin qiviut and die of boredom!"

Etymology

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

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce qiviut?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪv.i.ət/.
What does qiviut mean?: The underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.
Where does qiviut come from?: From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᕿᕕᐅᖅ, ᕿᕕᐅᑦ (qifioq, qifiot, “underwool”).

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