Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An Inuit or Yupik lamp that is made by hollowing a stone and that burns blubber to generate both light and heat.
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- noun A
kudlik , alamp used by theInuit , consisting of a cup ofsoapstone filled with oil (commonly from blubber) with cottongrass or moss used as awick .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Inuit.]
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From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qulliq).
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Examples
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The main room of the cabin was lit with three traditional qulliq oil lamps, half-moons of hollow soapstone.
Ice Hunt Rollins, James, 1961- 2003
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At an opening ceremony Friday, an Inuit elder lit a qulliq
azd commented on the word qulliq
The qulliq is a seal oil lamp and stove of the old days.
September 24, 2007
reesetee commented on the word qulliq
Great word, azd! Stolen. :-)
September 24, 2007