West Central Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-West Khoe : *|ã̀

Meaning : breast, chestmeat (of birds)

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : |àã

References : Visser 4.

Proto-West Khoe : *|ábá

Meaning : headwear, cap

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : |ábá

Kxoe (Hukwe) : |ábá (Kö.)

|Ganda : |ábá

Naro : |ábá; g|aba, |kábá (Ba.)

|Gwi : |ábá; |aba (Ta.)

//Gana : |ábá; |aba (Ta.)

#Haba : |ábá

References : Barnard 101; Tanaka 44; Visser 4; Vossen 459.

Proto-West Khoe : *|ábà

Meaning : to mature

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Kxoe (Hukwe) : |ǎbá (Kö.)

|Ganda : |ábà

References : Vossen 466.

Proto-West Khoe : *|ã̰̀

Meaning : to speak Sekaukau

Naro : |ã̰ã̀

References : Visser 4.

Proto-West Khoe : *|a̰be

Meaning : to see a little bit

Naro : |a̰be-|a̰be

References : Visser 5.

Proto-West Khoe : *|a̰ḿ

Meaning : to cut (meat)

Naro : |a̰ḿ

References : Visser 5.

Proto-West Khoe : *|a̰m̀

Meaning : half-rotten (meat)

Naro : |a̰m̀

References : Visser 5.

Proto-West Khoe : *|a̰na

Meaning : to shake, vibrate

Naro : |a̰ã-|a̰nase

References : Visser 4.

Proto-West Khoe : *|a̰ò

Meaning : to stamp, pound (makatan)

Naro : |a̰ò

Notes : Possibly borrowed from NK (cf. PNK *|nà̰õ̀ "to pound into a porridgy consistency").

References : Visser 5.

Proto-West Khoe : *|a̰ri

Meaning : bird (quail, francolin)

Naro : |a̰ri

References : Visser 5.

Proto-West Khoe : *|a̰u

Meaning : to call for rain

Naro : |a̰u

References : Visser 5.

Proto-West Khoe : *|áḿ

Meaning : sun, day

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : |áḿ

Kxoe (Hukwe) : |ám; |áḿ (Kö.)

Buga : |áḿ

|Ganda : |áḿ

Naro : |áḿ; |kám, |ám (Ba.)

|Gwi : |áḿ; |àm (Ta.)

//Gana : |áḿ; |àm (Ta.)

#Haba : |áḿ

References : Barnard 33; KH; Tanaka 93; Visser 5; Vossen 492.

Proto-West Khoe : *|ám̀

Meaning : two

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : |ám̀

Kxoe (Hukwe) : |ám̀

Buga : |ám̀

|Ganda : |ám̀

Naro : |ám̀; |kâm, |âm (Ba.)

|Gwi : |ám̀; |ám (Ta.)

//Gana : |ám̀; |ám (Ta.)

#Haba : |ám̀

References : Barnard 122; KH; Tanaka 101; Visser 5; Vossen 510.

Proto-West Khoe : *|àm

Meaning : morama root; Tylosema esculentum

Naro : |àm

References : Visser 5.

Proto-West Khoe : *|àm̀

Meaning : to put in too much (salt, sugar, pepper)

Naro : |àm̀

References : Visser 5.

Proto-West Khoe : *|am~*|ãõ

Meaning : eyebrow

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : |àm̀ |ʔere, |aõ̀ |ʔere

References : Visser 5.

Proto-West Khoe : *|ana

Meaning : poor

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : |kãna (Ba.)

References : Barnard 119.

Proto-West Khoe : *|anò

Meaning : to wear lots of beads

Naro : |anò

References : Visser 5.

Proto-West Khoe : *|áò

Meaning : buffalo

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : |áò

Kxoe (Hukwe) : |áò (Kö.)

Buga : |áò

|Ganda : |áò

Naro : |áò; |kau (Ba.)

|Gwi : |áò

//Gana : |áò

#Haba : |áò

References : Barnard 39; Visser 5; Vossen 427.

Proto-West Khoe : *|ãõ

Meaning : animal track

Naro : |ãõ

References : Visser 5.