Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qulliq

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: qulliq
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).

Inflected Forms

qulliqs (plural)

Questions

What does qulliq mean?: 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.
Where does qulliq come from?: From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).

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