kurukstaakaa

Pawnee

Kurukstaakaa

Etymology

From kuruks (“bear”) +‎ -taakaar (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊɾʊkstaːkaː]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ruks‧taa‧kaa

Noun

kúrukstaakaa

1. white bear, polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 443