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