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2024
qiviut
qiviut
English
a small piece of qiviut wool
Noun
qiviut
(
uncountable
)
The
underwool
of the
Arctic
muskox
, used as a fibre.
References
↑
2006
, Nancy Gates,
The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska
, page 185
Etymology
From Eastern Canadian
Inuktitut
ᕿᕕᐅᖅ
(
qiviuq
,
“
underwool
”
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈkɪv.i.ət/
[1]
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