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Word: Kudlik
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Elisha Kane (1820–1857), physician and Arctic explorer. From a variant of Eastern Canadian Inuit qulliq qulliq
Definition:
A soapstone oil lamp of a type traditionally used for light and heat by the Inuit and other peoples of the Arctic.
Variant Forms:
- qudlik
