tahuuruʼ

Pawnee

Etymology

From tahur- (“flint”) +‎ -uʼ (nominative/absolutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtʌhuːɾʊʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧huu‧ruʼ

Noun

táhuuruʼ (combining form tahuur- or tahuuh- or tahuh-)

  1. meteorite
  2. flint projectile point (as an arrowhead)
  3. flint (as for starting a fire)

References

  • Douglas R. Parks, Lula Nora Pratt (2008) A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 504
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