piiruus

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Pawnee

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Etymology

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Cognate with Arikara piiRUx.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpiːruːs]
  • Hyphenation: pii‧ruus

Noun

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piíruus (combining form piiruus- or piirus-)

  1. crawling insect, worm

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 461