kǫʼ yiniłtsésí

Navajo

Etymology

From kǫʼ (“fire”) +‎ yiniłtséés (“he extinguishes it”) +‎ -í (nominalizer), literally “the one that extinguishes fires”.

Noun

kǫʼ yiniłtsésí

1. fire engine
2. fire truck

See also

• kǫʼ bee niltsésí (“fire extinguisher”)
• kǫʼ deiniłtsésí (“firefighters”)