Definition
The extremely soft and warm undercoat fiber of the musk ox, considered one of the world's rarest and most luxurious natural fibers.
Etymology
From Inuktitut 'qiviut' meaning 'down' or 'undercoat'. Arctic peoples have collected this precious fiber for centuries, though commercial harvesting only began in the 1960s in Alaska.
Kelly Says
Qiviut is eight times warmer than sheep's wool and softer than cashmere, yet it never shrinks or felts! Each musk ox produces only 4-7 pounds annually, making qiviut scarves more valuable than gold by weight – a single scarf can cost over $300.
Translations
ARالعربية
كيفيوت
ki-fi-oot
BNবাংলা
কিভিউট
ki-vee-oot
CACatalà
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
CSČeština
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
DADansk
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
DEDeutsch
Qiviut
ki-vee-oot
ELΕλληνικά
κιβιουτ
ki-vi-oot
ESEspañol
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
FAفارسی
کیویوت
ki-vee-oot
FISuomi
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
FRFrançais
qiviut
ki-vee-u
HEעברית
קיוויוט
ki-vi-oot
HIहिन्दी
कीवीउट
kee-vee-oot
HUMagyar
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
IDBahasa Indonesia
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
ITItaliano
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
MRMR
कीव्हियूट
ki-vee-oot
MSBahasa Melayu
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
MYမြန်မာ
ကျီဗီယူတ်
chi-vee-yoot
NLNederlands
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
NONorsk
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
PLPolski
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
PTPortuguês
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
RORomână
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
RUРусский
кивиут
ki-vee-oot
SVSvenska
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
SWKiswahili
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
TAதமிழ்
கிவிவூட்
ki-vi-voot
TEతెలుగు
కివివుట్
ki-vi-voot
TRTürkçe
qiviut
ki-vee-oot
UKУкраїнська
ківіут
ki-vee-oot
VITiếng Việt
qiviut
ki-vee-oot