kudlik

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Etymology

Borrowed from Greenlandic ĸutdleĸ, now spelled qulleq; cognate to Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qolliq).

Pronunciation

Noun

kudlik (plural kudliks)

  1. (Canada, historical) A type of soapstone lamp used by the Inuit, a qulliq.