riikskipiriiruʼ

Pawnee

Etymology

From riiks- (“corn”) +‎ kipiriir- (“be fresh, green, young”) +‎ -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾiːksˈkɪpɪɾiːɾʊʔ]
  • Hyphenation: caa‧riiks‧ki‧pi‧rii‧ruʼ

Noun

riikskípiriiruʼ

  1. young ear of corn, young roasting ear; fresh corn

References

  • Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 489
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