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): /k͡xõʔ˩/

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Noun

kǫʼ (distributive plural daakǫʼ)

1. 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

• bééshbiiʼkǫǫʼítsoh (“power plant”)
• akʼahkǫʼ (“petroleum”)
• kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii (“train”)
• kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii diné bee nágéhé (“passenger train”)
• kǫʼ nooyééł (“torch”)