kǫʼ bee niltsésí

Navajo

Etymology

From kǫʼ (“fire”) +‎ bee (“with it”) +‎ niltséés (“it is extinguished”, passive form of yiniłtséés) +‎ -í (nominalizer), literally “that with which fire is extinguished”.

Noun

kǫʼ bee niltsésí

1. fire extinguisher, fireplug

See also

• kǫʼ yiniłtsésí (“fire engine”)