South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology : Query result

Proto-Taa : *ʘn̥âʔa

Meaning : to be seated or standing close together

!Xoong : ʘn̥âʔa

References : Traill 51.

Proto-Taa : *ʘó̰m

Meaning : to rub in (fat)

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ʘó̰m-sà ʘo̰BV [H]

References : Traill 47.

Proto-Taa : *ʘɔ̂in

Meaning : to sleep

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ʘân; ʘûm 2 n I "sleep (n.)"

Masarwa : ʘpwõĩ, ʘpwoin; ʘpũ-|ā "morning"

|Nu//en : ʘpwoin

!Xoong derivates : ʘân |ʔâa |îi "sleep deeply"; ʘân ǂʔẽ́ "early"; ʘân-ʘân kV "rock to sleep, put to sleep"; ʘõ̂ ɳ||ṵ̃́ã, ʘân ɳ||ṵ̃́ã -sà "dream", ~ kV "dream of (tr.)"

References : Bleek 682, 683, 684, 685, 686; Traill 47.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqʔá

Meaning : to be crossed over (of teeth or branches)

!Xoong : ʘqʔám ʘqʔáli 2/3 II

References : Traill 50.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqʔû

Stems : *ʘqʔû-be

Meaning : temple, temple and cheek

!Xoong : ʘqʔûbe tshôe 2 II, pl. ʘqʔûma tshôã-tê 2 II

!Xoong derivates : ʘqʔûbe tshôe |ē ʘàje "temporalis muscle"; ʘqʔûbe tshôe |à ǂã̀ "temporal fossa"; ʘqʔûbe tshôe |ì gùhm "infra-temporal fossa"

References : Traill 50.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqʔûm

Meaning : to close the mouth

!Xoong : ʘqʔûm kV

References : Traill 50.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqà̰

Meaning : a k. of plant (Liliaceae sp.?)

!Xoong : ʘqà̰a |húã (tshôe) 2 II, pl. ʘqà̰a-nî |húã (tshôã) -tê 2 II

References : Traill 49.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqá̰ri

Meaning : to turn the head without turning the body

!Xoong : ʘqá̰li kV

References : Traill 49.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqâ̰

Meaning : child

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ʘqâ̰a 3 I, pl. ʘqâ̰a-nî 4 II

Masarwa : ʘpwa, ʘpwāka, ʘpwāke, ʘpwo "son"; ʘpwāʘpwellaka "daughter"; ʘpwālu, ʘhanna "girls"; ʘhantšana "boy"

|Nu//en : ʘpwa, ʘpwai "child"

!Xoong derivates : dim. kâ-ʘqó̰u-bâ 3 I, pl. kâ-ʘqṍ-nî ʘʔâni 2 I; ʘqâ̰a |á tâa à̰a "boy"; ʘqâ̰a |á tâa qáe "girl"; ʘqó̰u-bà "infant"

References : Traill 49.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqhá

Meaning : between, amongst

!Xoong : ʘqháa 3 II -sà, ʘqháa-tê 3 II

!Xoong derivates : tûu ʘqháa-tê "in amongst the people, in the middle of the people, between the people"

References : Traill 49.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqhàri

Meaning : to loosen the noose of a snare, slip, pull out of a snare, escape by slipping out of a snare

!Xoong : ʘqhàli kV (tàm, pl. tã̀)

!Xoong derivates : ʘqhàli tshûu "be unloosened"

References : Traill 49.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqhârV

Meaning : to chip, peel, remove seeds from a pod

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ʘqhâla -sà ʘqhaLV [H]

!Xoong derivates : ʘqhále |ān "remove the Bauhinia macrantha seeds (from the pods)"

References : Traill 49.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqhò

Meaning : to push under (conceal), push into (meat into ash)

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ʘqhòo ṵ̂lu -sà ʘqhòo ṵLV [L]

References : Traill 49.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqhõ̀

Meaning : to be seated close together, entangled, jammed together

!Xoong : ʘqhõ̀

!Xoong derivates : ʘqhõ̀ tshûu "be in the fork of a tree"

References : Traill 49.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqhú

Meaning : to be narrowly separated, close together

!Xoong : ʘqhúʔu (ń)

References : Traill 49.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqó

Stems : *ʘqó-a; *ʘqó-u

Meaning : wild cat

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ʘqóu 2 I, pl. -tê

Masarwa : ʘpō; k"a-ʘpwi "red cat"

|Nu//en : ʘʔō; |ka ǂwi "red cat"

!Xoong derivates : dim. kâ-ʘqóu-bà, pl. kâ-ʘqóu-tê ʘʔâni

References : Bleek 121, 305, 682, 683, 684; Traill 49.

Proto-Taa : *ʘqó̰^h

Stems : *ʘqó̰^h-ba

Meaning : to place, put in a fork of a tree

!Xoong : ʘqò̰hba ṵ̂lu -sà ʘqò̰hba ṵLV [L]

!Xoong derivates : ʘqò̰hba tshûu (sg.) / !ʔã́ (pl.) "be in a fork"

References : Traill 49.

Proto-Taa : *ʘú

Meaning : to be jammed, stuck together, stick on

!Xoong : ʘúʔu

!Xoong derivates : ʘûʔu ṵ̂lu "jam into (tr.)"

References : Traill 47.

Proto-Taa : *ʘxà

Meaning : elder half brother (avoidance category)

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ʘxàa 2 II, pl. -tû 4 II

!Xoong derivates : dim. kâ-ʘxàa-bà, pl. kâ-ʘxàa-tû ʘʔâni

References : Traill 48.

Proto-Taa : *ʘxṹ

Meaning : to shuffle, walk as a sick person

!Xoong : ʘxṹ (kâ)

References : Traill 48.