riisaaruʼ

Pawnee

Alternative forms

  • reesaaruʼ (South Band)

Etymology

From riisar- (“chief”) +‎ -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix). Cognate with Arikara neešaanuʼ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾiːˈsaːɾʊʔ]
  • Hyphenation: rii‧saa‧ruʼ

Noun

riisaáruʼ (stem, combining form riisaar- or riisah-)

  1. chief
  2. king
  3. king (as in playing cards)

References

  • Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 490
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