riikskipiriiruʼ

Pawnee

Etymology

From riiks- (“corn”) +‎ kipiriir- (“be fresh, green, young”) +‎ -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾiːksˈkɪpɪɾiːɾʊʔ]
• Hyphenation: caa‧riiks‧ki‧pi‧rii‧ruʼ

Noun

riikskípiriiruʼ

1. young ear of corn, young roasting ear; fresh corn

References

• Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 489