riiksuʼ

Pawnee

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾiːksʊʔ]
  • Hyphenation: riik‧suʼ

Etymology 1

Cognate with Arikara niišuʼ.

Alternative forms

Noun

riíksuʼ (combining form riiks- or riks-)

  1. arrow

Etymology 2

From riiks- (“unshelled corn”) +‎ -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix); cognate with Arikara neešuʼ (“corn”).

Alternative forms

  • reeksuʼ (South Band)

Noun

riíksuʼ (combining form riiks- or riks-)

  1. (Skiri) corn on a cob, unshelled corn; ear of corn
Derived terms

References

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