South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology : Query result

Proto-Taa : *|ò̰

Stems : *|ò̰-ũ

Meaning : to lack, be without

!Xoong : |ò̰ũ (kì/tì)

References : Bleek 309, 358; Traill 55.

Proto-Taa : *|ò^h

Stems : *|ò^h-be

Meaning : (edible) breast flesh of a bird

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |òhbe 2 II, pl. -tê

References : Traill 55.

Proto-Taa : *|ó^h

Stems : *|ó^h-(ʔ)ma

Meaning : dry grass used for tinder or as a filter

!Xoong : |óhʔma 2 I, pl. -tê 2 I

References : Traill 55.

Proto-Taa : *|ò^h

Meaning : sore, wound, leprosy

!Xoong : |òho 2 II, pl. -tê

References : Traill 55.

Proto-Taa : *|ò^h

Meaning : behind

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |òho kV "follow after, behind"

Masarwa : |u

References : Bleek 358; Traill 55.

Proto-Taa : *|õ̀^h

Stems : *|õ̀-|õ̀

Meaning : a k. of caterpillar (Combretum collinum Fresen.?)

!Xoong : |õ̀h-|õ̀h 3 II, pl. -tê 3 II

References : Traill 55.

Proto-Taa : *|ôro

Meaning : to be late, delayed, stay away

!Xoong : |ôlo (ń)

References : Traill 55.

Proto-Taa : *|ō^h

Stems : *|ō^h-a; *|ō^h-i

Meaning : stomach, bowels

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |ōhã 2 n I (al.), 2 n II (pos.), pl. -tê 2 n II, var. |ōhʔã

|Nu//en : |xwī (?; pl. form?)

!Xoong derivates : ɳ|ánu |ùhã-tê "lit. iron bowels, i.e. chain"; |ōhʔã -qáe-tû 4 II "moist faecal matter (in the reticulum and omasum)"

References : Bleek 367; Traill 54.

Proto-Taa : *|ō^h

Stems : *|ō^h-be

Meaning : to dip into (as meat into gravy)

!Xoong : |ōhbe kV

References : Traill 55.

Proto-Taa : *|ō^h

Stems : *|ō^h-o; *|ō^h-ni

Meaning : to end, finish

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |ōho (kV)

|Nu//en : |onni

References : Bleek 356; Traill 55.

Proto-Taa : *|ō^h

Stems : *|ō^h-ʔõ

Meaning : sweet

!Xoong : |ōhʔõ (kâ)

References : Traill 55.

Proto-Taa : *|qʔà

Stems : *|qʔà-n; *|qʔã̀

Meaning : heart

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |qʔàn 2 II (pos.), |qʔān 3 I (al.), pl. |qʔã̀ 2 II (pos.), |qʔã̄ 3 I (al.)

Masarwa : |ī

|Nu//en : |gaŋ

!Xoong derivates : dim. kâ-|qʔàn-mà, pl. |qʔàu ʘʔâni; |qʔàn ń ʘkxʔúm "be happy"; |qʔàn ń bà kxʔùa "be worn out, unconscious"; |qʔàn tshôe ||ʔàa "hate"; |qʔàn |qʔàn ń |ʔûi "be impatient"; !qhaBV |qʔàn "lit. be sick with the heart, i.e. behave badly"

References : Bleek 271, 275, 292; Traill 65.

Proto-Taa : *|qʔán

Meaning : small (pl.)

!Xoong : |qʔán-tá (kâ)

References : Traill 65.

Proto-Taa : *|qʔì

Meaning : back, backwards

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : |qʔìi-sà "backwards, behind, rear"

Masarwa : |ī-ša

References : Bleek 293; Traill 65.

Proto-Taa : *|qʔòna

Meaning : pectoralis major muscle

!Xoong : |qʔòna 2 II, pl. -tê 2 II

Notes : Obviously a variant of *|òʔna id.

References : Traill 65.

Proto-Taa : *|qʔoro

Meaning : to make a small hole, e.g. in a hollow tree trunk when chopping for honey

!Xoong : |qʔòlo kV

References : Traill 65.

Proto-Taa : *|qʔúe

Meaning : four sticks placed at the entrance and exit of a snare to guide the approaching animal into the trap

!Xoong : |qʔúe 3 II, pl. -tê 3 II

References : Traill 65.

Proto-Taa : *|qʔùe

Meaning : to brush, clean with a stroking movement

!Xoong : |qʔùe kV

References : Traill 65.

Proto-Taa : *|qʔùm

Meaning : to soften a skin by twisting and wringing; to squeeze out moisture

!Xoong : |qʔùm kV

References : Traill 65.

Proto-Taa : *|qʔúm

Meaning : Scalyfeathered finch (Sporopipes squamifrons)

!Xoong : |qʔúm-|qʔúm-sè II, pl. -tê 3 II; var. |qʔúni-|qʔúni-sè

References : Traill 65.