PAWNEE


Meaning of PAWNEE in English

I. pawn·ee (ˈ)pȯ|nē, (ˈ)pä|- noun

( -s )

Etymology: pawn (I) + -ee

: one to whom a pledge is given as security : one who takes something in pawn : pledgee

II. paw·nee noun

( plural pawnee or pawnees )

1. usually capitalized

a.

(1) : a Caddo confederacy of the Platte and Republican river valleys in Nebraska and Kansas

(2) : a member of such a confederacy

b. : the language of the Pawnee people

2. : almond 6a

III. paw·nee noun

( -s )

Etymology: Hindi pānī, from Sanskrit pānīya drink, from pāti, pibati he drinks — more at potable

India : water

brandy- pawnee

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.