qulleq

== Greenlandic == === Alternative forms === ĸutdleĸ (obsolete) === Pronunciation === (Nuuk) IPA(key): /qulliq/, [qʊɬ.ɬɜq] === 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 ===== === Further reading === “qulleq“ in iserasuaat.gl qulleq in Katersat