asuuruʼ

Pawnee

Etymology

From as- (“foot”) +‎ hur- (“place”) +‎ -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʌsuːɾʊʔ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧suu‧ruʼ

Noun

ásuuruʼ (combining form asuur- or asuh-)

  1. shoe
  2. (obsolete) moccasin
    Synonym: asuuricaahiks (contemporary term)

Derived terms

References

  • Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 366
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