North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: √kaˤʔani

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: cowpea, Vigna unguiculata

Juǀʼhoan : kàˤʔání (n3) // (?) kàˤʔání "to twist by rubbing (e. g. a rope between the palms), twist (one's hair etc.)"; (?) kàˤʔání-dà (n2) "steenbok (praise name)"

References : Dickens 224.

RefLex number: 717

Proto-Ju: √kaˤʔi

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to be protective, be mean

Juǀʼhoan : kàˤʔí

References : Dickens 224-25.

RefLex number: 718

Proto-Ju: √kaˤʔi

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: to be green, unripe

Juǀʼhoan : kȁˤʔì

References : Dickens 225.

RefLex number: 719

Proto-Ju: √kaˤʔm

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to suck

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : kàˤʔm

References : Dickens 225.

RefLex number: 720

Proto-Ju: √kaˤʔm

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: k. of plant

Juǀʼhoan : kàˤʔm (n3) "plant sp., vingerblaarertjie, Tephrosia purpurea leptostchya, T. lupinifolia" // kȁˤʔm (n3) "Indigofera astragalina"

References : Dickens 225.

RefLex number: 721

Proto-Ju: √kaˤʔua

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to take carefully (so that something does not break)

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : kàˤʔúá

References : Dickens 225.

RefLex number: 723

Proto-Ju: √kaˤm

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: medicinal plant for treating fever, Evolvulus alsinoides

Juǀʼhoan : kàˤm (n3)

References : Dickens 224.

RefLex number: 713

Proto-Ju: √kaˤni

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: to bend

Juǀʼhoan : kȁˤnì

References : Dickens 224.

RefLex number: 714

Proto-Ju: √kaˤni

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: warthog, wild pig

Juǀʼhoan : kàˤní-ǀàì (n2)

References : Dickens 1994: 224.

RefLex number: 715

Proto-Ju: √kaʰ

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: sentence final question particle indicating surprise

Juǀʼhoan : kȁʰ // kȁˤʔè "question particle"

References : Dickens 1994: 223, 224.

RefLex number: 691

Proto-Ju: √kaʰm

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: Johnson grass, Sorghum verticilliflorum

Juǀʼhoan : kȁʰm (n3 -si)

References : Dickens 223.

RefLex number: 693

Proto-Ju: √kahĩ

Tonal pattern: HL [j]

Meaning: therefore

Juǀʼhoan : káhĩ̀ // káhĩ̀-kè "right now, right here"; káhĩ̀-tȍʔà "right there, then, when, while, at the same time that"; káhĩ̀-cí "therefore"

References : Dickens 223.

RefLex number: 692

Proto-Ju: √kai

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: very, much, a lot

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : káí-šé ~ káí-sí

References : Dickens 223.

RefLex number: 694

Proto-Ju: √kaiã

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to hush (a child), rock (a baby)

Juǀʼhoan : kã̀ĩ̀-kàìã̀

References : Dickens 223.

RefLex number: 695

Proto-Ju: √kaiˤã

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to annoy, be annoyed

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : kàíˤã̀ "annoy, torment, gossip angrily about"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): kãˤ "gossip"

References : Dickens 224; Snyman 29.

RefLex number: 711

Proto-Ju: √kaka

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to feign a movement

Juǀʼhoan : kàkàá

References : Dickens 1994: 223.

RefLex number: 696

Proto-Ju: √kam

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to comb (one's hair)

Juǀʼhoan : kàm // kàm (n5 -si) "comb"

Notes : Borrowed from Afrikaans.

References : Dickens 1994: 223.

RefLex number: 697

Proto-Ju: √kam

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: camp

Juǀʼhoan : kàm ~ kàmbà (n5 -si)

Notes : Borrowed from Afrikaans.

References : Dickens 1994: 223, 224.

RefLex number: 698

Proto-Ju: √kam

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: windpump

Juǀʼhoan : kàm (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 223.

RefLex number: 699

Proto-Ju: √kam

Tonal pattern: HL [j]

Meaning: to wag the tail (of dog)

Juǀʼhoan : kám-kàm

References : Dickens 224.

RefLex number: 701