riiksu’

Pawnee

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾiːksʊʔ]
• Hyphenation: riik‧su’

Etymology 1

Cognate with Arikara niišuʼ.

Alternative forms

• riksu’ (South Band)

Noun

riíksu’ (combining form riiks- or riks-)

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Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• reeksu’ (South Band)

Noun

riíksu’ (combining form riiks- or riks-)

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

References

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