kǫʼ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"
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Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
kǫʼ
- 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[edit]
- bééshbiiʼkǫǫʼítsoh (“power plant”)
- akʼahkǫʼ (“petroleum”)
- kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii (“train”)
- kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii diné bee nágéhé (“passenger train”)
- kǫʼ nooyééł (“torch”)