uqsruq

Inupiaq

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *uqšuq, from Proto-Eskimo *uqðuʀ (“fat, blubber”). Cognate with Greenlandic orsoq, Inuktitut ᐅᖅᓱᖅ (oqsoq).

Noun

uqsruq (dual uqsruk, plural uqsrut)

  1. oil
  2. seal oil

Synonyms

  • misiġaaq
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