tatkiicuʼ

Pawnee

Etymology

From tat- (“stalk”) +‎ kic- (“watery”) +‎ -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʌtˈkiːt͡ʃʊʔ]
• Hyphenation: tat‧kii‧cuʼ

Noun

tatkiícuʼ (combining form tatkic-)

1. stalk; cornstalk; cane, sugar cane

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 510