North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: *ǀam

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: sun; day; thirst

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ǀám (n3 -si) // ǀám "be thirsty"; (?) ǀám (n5 -si) "watch (timepiece)"; ǀám-ɡ!úá (n5 -si) "cold drink"; ǀám-cʼàmà (n2) ~ ǀám-mà, pl. ǀám-mʰí (n2) "sunbird, Cinnyris"; ǀám-ǀʼáí-číá (n5 -si) "sun-visor"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǀem "day"

ǀǀAuǀǀen : ǀʌm

!Kung (Lloyd) : ǀaˤm

!Kung (Doke): ǀáːm

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ǀʌm

Tsumkwe : ǀám

Tsintsabis : ǀàm

Leeunes : ǀám

Mpunguvlei : ǀám

Cuito : ǀám

Cuando : ǀám

South Omatako : ǀám

North Omatako : ǀám

Kameeldoring : ǀám

Lister : ǀám

Various addenda: Passarge (ǀǀAuǀǀen): $kuma.

References : Bleek 299, 327, 689; Dickens 288; Snyman 70; Snyman 1997: 78.

RefLex number: 1787

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