łeetsoii

Navajo

Etymology

From łeezh (“soil, dirt”) + łitso (“yellow”) + -ii (nominalizer).

Noun

łeetsoii

1. sulfur
2. yellow ochre, gold ochre
3. uranium oxide, yellowcake
4. uranium

Synonyms

• kǫʼ adishtłʼish
• kǫʼ diditłʼish (“native sulfur”)

Related terms

• łeetsoh
• łitso