South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology : Query result

Proto-Taa : *|ʔṹ

Meaning : carrying net made from sinew, cat's cradle

!Xoong : |ʔṹ 1 II, pl. |ʔúã-tê 4 II

!Xoong derivates : dim. kâ-|ʔṹ-mà

References : Traill 73.

Proto-Taa : *|ʔùi

Meaning : to straighten; to stretch oneself

!Xoong : |ʔùi -sà |ʔuJV [L]

References : Traill 72.

Proto-Taa : *|ʔùm

Meaning : bent, flexed elbow

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |ʔùm 1 II, pl. |ʔùma-tê 4 II

References : Traill 72.

Proto-Taa : *|ʔûi

Meaning : small

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |ʔûi (ń); |kui, |kwi (Mg.)

!Xoong derivates : |ʔûi(-|ʔûi) kV "to limit, reduce, trim"

References : Maingard 1958: 102; Traill 72.

Proto-Taa : *|ʔūa

Meaning : soft (of flesh); light; loose; easy; flabby (of flesh)

!Xoong : |ʔūa (ń) (sg.); |ʔúja (kã̂) (pl.)

References : Traill 72.

Proto-Taa : *|ã̀

Meaning : plant with tubers/bulbs (gen. name)

!Xoong : |ã̀ 2 n II, pl. -tê 2 n II

References : Traill 53.

Proto-Taa : *|àʔ

Stems : *|àʔ-õ; *|àʔ-be

Meaning : to carry

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |àʔõ -sà |aʔBV [H] "load up and carry with straps over the shoulders"

Masarwa : |kʌm "to take somewhere"; |kabe "to fetch, carry in the kaross"

|Nu//en : |kʌm "to carry"

References : Bleek 296, 327; Traill 54.

Proto-Taa : *|áʔa

Meaning : to put aside, store

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |áʔa -sà |aʔV [H]

References : Traill 53.

Proto-Taa : *|áʔmi

Meaning : scalyfeathered finch (Sporopipes squamifrons)

!Xoong : |áʔmi-|áʔmi(-sè)

Notes : Cf. !Xóõ |qʔámi-|qʔámi-sè, |qʔúm-|qʔúm-sè id.

References : Traill 54.

Proto-Taa : *|ã̰̀

Meaning : not to partake of, withhold from, be stingy

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |ã̰̀ -sà |à̰V [L]

References : Traill 53.

Proto-Taa : *|ã̰̀

Meaning : a species of beetle (Coleoptera Geotrupidae Bolboceras)

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |ã̰̀ tshxã̀ 2 II, pl. -tê 2 II

References : Traill 53.

Proto-Taa : *|à̰

Stems : *|à̰-Ṽ

Meaning : woman

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |à̰ã 2 u II pl. "women"

|Nu//en : |gãĩ

References : Bleek 274; Traill 53.

Proto-Taa : *|á̰

Stems : *|á̰-i

Meaning : lion

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |á̰i 1 II, pl. |á̰ba-tê 4 II

Masarwa : |ka̰i

References : Bleek 297; Traill 53.

Proto-Taa : *|à̰ʔrV

Meaning : tongue of a snake or lizard

!Xoong : |à̰ʔli 1 II, pl. |à̰ʔlu-tê 4 II

!Xoong derivates : ʔǂná̰li |à̰ʔli "flick the tongue (as a snake)"

References : Traill 53.

Proto-Taa : *|á̰m

Meaning : stupid, crazy; "superlative"

!Xoong : |á̰m (ń/bà)

References : Traill 54.

Proto-Taa : *|à̰m^h

Meaning : Violet-eared waxbill (Uraeginthus granatinus)

!Xoong : |à̰hm 1 II, pl. |à̰hma-tê 4 II

References : Traill 53.

Proto-Taa : *|à̰ri

Meaning : blue wildebeest (Gnu)

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |à̰li 1 II, pl. |à̰lu-tê 4 II

Masarwa : |kāri

|Nu//en : -|ga̰re

!Xoong derivates : dim. kâ-|à̰li-bà/ʘàa, pl. (kâ)-|à̰lu-tê ʘʔâni; |à̰li ʘàa "lit. baby wildebeest, i.e. tractor"

References : Bleek 276, 302; Traill 53.

Proto-Taa : *|á̰^h

Meaning : phalanges

!Xoong : |á̰hʔle 3 I, pl. |á̰ʔn-sã́ 2 I

References : Traill 53.

Proto-Taa : *|à̰^h-o

Meaning : barn owl (Tyto capensis)

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |à̰ho 1 II, pl. -tê 4 II, var. |qà̰ho

References : Traill 54, 62.

Proto-Taa : *|àma

Meaning : to shiver, tremble

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |àma (kV)

Masarwa : |k"amma

References : Bleek 337; Traill 54.