Pawnee

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpʌhʊks]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧huks

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Arikara WAhux.

Noun

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páhuks

  1. squash, pumpkin (Cucurbita); cucurbit (family Cucurbitaceae)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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páhuks

  1. flying bug, insect

References

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  • Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 456