North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: √!aiʰ

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: to kick

Juǀʼhoan : !ȁìʰ // !ã̏ĩ̀-!ȁì "to kick repeatedly"; !ȁìʰ (n5 -si) "upper-leg"

References : Dickens 310.

RefLex number: 2218

Proto-Ju: √!ãĩʰ

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: to ring, tinkle, clink, tick (of a timepiece)

Juǀʼhoan : !ã̏ĩ̏ʰ // !ã̀ĩ̀-!ànì (n5 -si) "bell"

References : Dickens 1994: 310.

RefLex number: 2219

Proto-Ju: √ham

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: to take a bite

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : hȁm "to pop something into one's mouth"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): hem

References : Dickens 218; Snyman 45.

RefLex number: 623

Proto-Ju: √!am

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: to wag (the tail)

Juǀʼhoan : !ám-!àm

References : Dickens 1994: 311.

RefLex number: 2233

Proto-Ju: √!ama

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: plant sp., heikwadoras, Ceropegia multiflora tentaculata

Juǀʼhoan : !ámá (n3 -si)

References : Dickens 310.

RefLex number: 2226

Proto-Ju: √!amaʰ

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: to jump (in fright)

Juǀʼhoan : !ȁmàʰ

References : Dickens 1994: 310.

RefLex number: 2227

Proto-Ju: √!amaʰ

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: cattle-post

Juǀʼhoan : !ȁmàʰ (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 310.

RefLex number: 2228

Proto-Ju: √hamara

Tonal pattern: LLL [j]

Meaning: hammer

Juǀʼhoan : hàmàrà (n3 -si)

Notes : Borrowed from Afrikaans.

References : Dickens 1994: 218.

RefLex number: 624

Proto-Ju: √!am̩

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: to be far, be at a distance

Juǀʼhoan : !ȁmm // !ȁmm ~ !ȁmm-sí (n5 -si) "distance"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): !ʰemm

References : Dickens 310; Snyman 46.

RefLex number: 2231

Proto-Ju: √!am̩

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: to put into one's mouth (e.g. a sweet or peanut etc.)

Juǀʼhoan : !ȁmm

References : Dickens 1994: 310.

RefLex number: 2232

Proto-Ju: √!ami

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: to take (a wife)

Juǀʼhoan : !ámí

References : Dickens 310.

RefLex number: 2229

Proto-Ju: √!ami

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: stem, trunk (of tree)

Juǀʼhoan : !ámí (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 310.

RefLex number: 2230

Proto-Ju: √!anu

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: iron, steel

Juǀʼhoan : !ánú (n5 -si) // !ánú-ɡ!ã́ĩ́ (n5 -si) "copper wire"; (?) (n2 -si) "snake sp."

References : Dickens 1994: 311.

RefLex number: 2236

Proto-Ju: √!anu

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: plant sp., Lactuca capensis

Juǀʼhoan : !ã̀ũ̀=!ànù (n3)

References : Dickens 1994: 312.

RefLex number: 2264

Proto-Ju: √!ao

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: peregrin, Falco peregrinus

Juǀʼhoan : !ȁȍ (n2)

References : Dickens 311.

RefLex number: 2237

Proto-Ju: √!ao

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: pheasant sp.

Juǀʼhoan : !àò-!úí (n2)

References : Dickens 1994: 311.

RefLex number: 2241

Proto-Ju: √!ãõ

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: plant sp., Crotalaria flavicarinata

Juǀʼhoan : !ã̏õ̀-!àòã̀ (n3 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 311.

RefLex number: 2240

Proto-Ju: √!ãõˤ

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: game-path

Juǀʼhoan : !ã̀õ̀ˤ (n4 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 311.

RefLex number: 2245

Proto-Ju: √!ara

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to finish off (a wounded animal), kill

Juǀʼhoan : !à=!àrà

References : Dickens 1994: 312.

RefLex number: 2265

Proto-Ju: √haraka

Tonal pattern: LHL [j]

Meaning: rake

Juǀʼhoan : hàrákà (n3 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 218.

RefLex number: 627