qulliq

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.

Origin

  • From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ.

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