qulliq

English

Etymology

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).

Noun

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

lamp

• French: qulliq (fr) m

Inupiaq

Noun

qulliq (dual qulliik, plural qulliich)

1. uppermost one, top one

   Qulliq makpiġaaq uvarnnun qaiḷḷauŋ.

   Please give me the top book.