riiksuʼ
Pawnee
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAlternative forms
edit- riksuʼ (South Band)
Noun
editriíksuʼ (combining form riiks- or riks-)
Etymology 2
editFrom riiks- (“unshelled corn”) + -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix); cognate with Arikara neešuʼ (“corn”).
Alternative forms
edit- reeksuʼ (South Band)
Noun
editriíksuʼ (combining form riiks- or riks-)
- (Skiri) corn on a cob, unshelled corn; ear of corn
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 489