Qillaq
The Greenlandic word for a sealskin.
Meaning and origin
Qillaq is the Kalaallisut word for the hide of a seal, once the material for tents, boats and clothing across the Arctic, taken as a boy's name.
How to pronounce Qillaq
| English (US) | KIL-lahk /ˈqiɬːaq/ |
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