łeetsoh

See also: łéʼétsoh

Navajo

Etymology

From łeezh (“soil, dirt”) + łitso (“yellow”)

Noun

łeetsoh

1. uranium

Alternative forms

• łeetsoii

Derived terms

• łeetsoh bee atsiniltłʼish álʼį́ (“nuclear power”)
• łeetsoh beeʼeldǫǫhtsoh beeʼalį́į́h (“nuclear weapon”)