kǫʼ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"
Navajo
FWOTD – 16 May 2013
Etymology
Cognate with Western Apache kǫʼ, Chiricahua kųų, Jicarilla ko̱ʼ, Lipan kǫǫʼ, Plains Apache kǫʼ, Tsuut'ina kù, Chipewyan kon, Beaver kʊ́n, Carrier kʊn, Sekani kon, Ahtna konʼ, Gwich'in kwʼanʼ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰõ̀ʔ/
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Noun
kǫʼ (distributive plural daakǫʼ)
- fire
- 1985, Diyin God Bizaad: The Holy Bible in Navajo, Acts 2:3:
- Áko tʼááłáʼí jinítínígo atsooʼ kǫʼ ndahalingo hakʼijįʼ adahwiizleʼgo dajiiłtsą́.
- And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
Derived terms
- akʼahkǫʼ (“petroleum”)
- bééshbiiʼkǫǫʼítsoh (“power plant”)
- kǫʼ bee niltsésí (“fire extinguisher”)
- kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii (“train”)
- kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii diné bee nágéhé (“passenger train”)
- kǫʼ nooyééł (“torch”)
- kǫʼkʼeh (“fireplace”)