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Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Inuit *qulvi(ɣ) (“tear, teardrop, to weep”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulvi (“tear, teardrop”).
Noun
qulleq (plural qulliit)
- tear, teardrop
Declension
Etymology 2
From Proto-Inuit *qulǝ (“top, upper part, hover”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulǝ (“top, upper part”).
Noun
qulleq (plural qulliit)
- the uppermost one, the highest one
Declension
Etymology 3
Generalised from sense 2, referring to the 'upper' lamp in an Inuit house, placed on a table (as opposed to smaller lamps on the floor).
Noun
qulleq (plural qulliit)
- lamp
Declension
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