piiruus

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Pawnee

Etymology

Cognate with Arikara piiRUx.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: pii‧ruus

Noun

piíruus (combining form piiruus- or piirus-)

  1. crawling insect, worm

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References

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