awaahaksu’

Pawnee

Etymology

From awaahak (“to be an expanse, to be expansive (like plains or the sky)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌˈwaːhʌksʊʔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧waa‧hak‧su’

Noun

awaáhaksu’

1. (Skiri Pawnee) heavens, sky

Derived terms

• Raruurawaahakstiisaaru

References

Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 368