riiksuʼ

== Pawnee == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɾiːksʊʔ] Hyphenation: riik‧suʼ === Etymology 1 === Cognate with Arikara niišuʼ. ==== Alternative forms ==== riksuʼ (South Band) ==== Noun ==== riíksuʼ (combining form riiks- or riks-) arrow === Etymology 2 === From riiks- (“unshelled corn”) +‎ -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix); cognate with Arikara neešuʼ (“corn”). ==== Alternative forms ==== reeksuʼ (South Band) ==== Noun ==== riíksuʼ (combining form riiks- or riks-) (Skiri) corn on a cob, unshelled corn; ear of corn ===== Derived terms ===== === References === Douglas R. Parks; Lula Nora Pratt (2008), A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 489