qulleq
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Greenlandic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ĸutdleĸ (obsolete)
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Inuit *qulvi(ɣ) (“tear, teardrop, to weep”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulvi (“tear, teardrop”).
Noun[edit]
qulleq (plural qulliit)
Declension[edit]
Declension of qulleq
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Inuit *qulǝ (“top, upper part, hover”), from Proto-Eskimo *qulǝ (“top, upper part”).
Noun[edit]
qulleq (plural qulliit)
Declension[edit]
Declension of qulleq
Etymology 3[edit]
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[edit]
qulleq (plural qulliit)
Declension[edit]
Declension of qulleq