piʼaakis

Pawnee

Etymology

From piʼaa- (“hawk”) +‎ -kis (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Arikara piʼaʼ (“hawk”), piʼaatš (“young hawk, small hawk, young eagle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpiʔaːkɪs]
• Hyphenation: pi‧ʼaa‧kis

Noun

píʼaakis

1. sparrow hawk, American kestrel (Falco sparverius); small prairie falcon; young eagle

Derived terms

• cpiʼaakis

 

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 459