ruuskiriʼis

Pawnee

Etymology

From ruus- (“rump, butocks”) +‎ kiriʼis (“pointed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾuːskɪɾɪʔɪs]
• Hyphenation: ruus‧ki‧ri‧ʼis

Noun

ruúskiriʼis (combining form ruuskiriis-)

1. green winter squash; Hubbard squash

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 498