uqsruq

Inupiak

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *uqru- "fat, blubber". Cognates include Greenlandic orsoq and Inuktitut ᐅᖅᓱᖅ (uqsuq).

Noun

uqsruq (dual uqsruk, plural uqsrut)

  1. oil
  2. seal oil

Synonyms
  • misiġaaq
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