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

• asuuricaahiks

References

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