tahuuruʼ

Pawnee

Etymology

From tahur- (“flint”) +‎ -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʌhuːɾʊʔ]
• Hyphenation: ta‧huu‧ruʼ

Noun

táhuuruʼ (combining form tahuur- or tahuuh- or tahuh-)

1. meteorite
2. flint projectile point (as an arrowhead)
3. flint (as for starting a fire)

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 504