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