Words for Ice

If it’s a descriptive word for ice that you need, better consult the experts. Eskimos use some of the following to describe frozen water: tsikut, large broken up masses of ice; hikuliaq, thin ice; quahak, new ice without snow; kanut, new ice with snow; pugtaq, drift ice; peqalujaq, old ice; manelaq, pack ice; maneraq, smooth ice; and many more.