How to pronounce qiviut
American English pronunciation
KIV-ee-ut
- IPA
- /ˈkɪviət/
- Syllables
- KIV · ee · ut (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What qiviut means
The soft wool under a musk ox's outer coat, spun into yarn
In a sentence: Her qiviut scarf was so warm she barely felt the Arctic wind.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from Inuktitut, a language of the Inuit of Canada, where it names the musk ox's underwool.
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