kuruks

Pawnee

Kuruks

Alternative forms

• kuuruks (South Band)

Etymology

Cognate with Arikara kuuNUx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊɾʊks]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ruks

Noun

kúruks

1. (Skiri) bear (Ursus); brown bear

Derived terms

• Kirikuruks
• kuruksicariis
• kurukstaakaa

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 450