South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology : Query result

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ôʔbe

Meaning : to dehydrate (of berries, meat)

!Xoong : ɳ|ôʔbe

References : Traill 68.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ṹ

Meaning : amniotic fluid

!Xoong : ɳ|ṹ kûma 3 II, pl. -tê 2/3 II

References : Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ũ̀

Meaning : porcupine

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ɳ|ũ̀ 1 II, pl. ɳ|ùã-tê 4 II

!Xoong derivates : dim. kâ-ɳ|ũ̀-mà 2 II

References : Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|úʔã

Meaning : smell of sexual organs

!Xoong : ɳ|úʔã (kâ)/(|V) 3 II

References : Traill 68.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|úʔm

Meaning : pestle, stamper

!Xoong : ɳ|úʔm 2 I, pl. -tê 2 II

!Xoong derivates : dim. kâ-ɳ|úʔm-bà/-mà/ʘàa

References : Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ũ̀ã

Meaning : to brush off, dust off, rub the hands together (as a sign of respect or to warm them)

!Xoong : ɳ|ùã kV, ɳ|ùã-ɳ|ùã kV

References : Traill 68.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ùe

Meaning : a species of plant (Crinum foetidum Verdoorn)

!Xoong : ɳ|ùe 3 II, pl. -tê/ɳ|ùm-kà-tê 2 II

References : Traill 68.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ṵ́

Meaning : night, dark

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ɳ|ṵ́e 3 II, pl. ɳ|ṵ́m-tê 2 II

Masarwa : |no̰e

|Nu//en : |noe, |nwe

!Xoong derivates : ɳ|ṵ́e !xàe "deep night, i.e. midnight"

References : Bleek 349, 354; Traill 68.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ṵ̀

Stems : *ɳ|ṵ̀-i

Meaning : springhare

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ɳ|ṵ̀i 1 II, pl. ɳ|ṵ̀a-tê 4 II

|Nu//en : |noe

References : Bleek 349; Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ṵ̀a

Meaning : slime, algae

!Xoong : ɳ|ṵ̀a 2 II, pl. -tê 2 II

References : Traill 68.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ṵ́bi

Meaning : cheek (bone and flesh)

!Xoong : ɳ|ṵ́bi 2 II, pl. -tê 2 II

References : Traill 68.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ùja

Meaning : a species of plant (Liliaceae possibly Hexacyrtis or Tricliceras schinzii)

!Xoong : ɳ|ùja-tê 2 II (pl. only)

!Xoong derivates : ɳ|ùja-tê qáe "Liliaceae possibly Hexacyrtis"; ɳ|ùja-tê à̰a "Tricliceras schinzii"

References : Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|úm

Meaning : to smell (intr.)

!Xoong : ɳ|úm; ɳ|úm kV "smell of, taste of"

!Xoong derivates : ɳ|úm tã̰̄ -sà ɳ|úm ta̰V [H] "smell (tr.)"

References : Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ùm

Meaning : beard, whisker, hairs on rope

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ɳ|ùm 1 II, pl. ɳ|ùma-tê 4 II

Masarwa : |nūm "beard", |numāni "moustache"

References : Bleek 352; Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ùmi

Meaning : to turn round and round

!Xoong : ɳ|ùmi kV

References : Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|úni

Meaning : to crumble (tr.)

!Xoong : ɳ|úni sV

References : Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ù^h

Stems : *ɳ|ù^h-ńa; *ɳ|ù^h-ca

Meaning : nose

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ɳ|ùhńa 2 n II (pos.), ɳ|ūhńa 3 I (al.), pl. -tê 2 n II (pos.), ɳ|ūhńa-tê 3 I (al.)

Masarwa : |nu, |nutša, !nutšwa, ||nutša

|Nu//en : |nuša

!Xoong derivates : dim. kâ-ɳ|ūhńa-mà/ʘàa; ɳ|ùhńa ||qái "spec. nostril"; ɳ|ùhńa ʔ|nṵ́m, ɳ|ùhńa tshôe "nasal cavity"

Notes : The final consonant cluster (phoneme?) in some of the forms is unclear.

References : Bleek 347, 348, 349, 351, 352, 353, 486, 622; Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ũ̄^h

Meaning : a species of sedge with scented roots (Kyllinga alba Nees var. alata)

!Xoong : ɳ|ūhũ |ʔṹ 1 n, e II

References : Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ûi

Meaning : to imitate

!Xoong : ɳ|ûi -sà ɳ|uJV [L] ɳ|ûje 3 II

References : Traill 69.

Proto-Taa : *ɳ|ū

Stems : *ɳ|ū-le; *ɳ|ū-n

Meaning : stone; mountain; (?) lightning

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : ɳ|ūle 3 I, pl. ɳ|ūn 2 I "stone"

Masarwa : |nūn "mountain", |nyle, ||nyle "stone"

!Xoong derivates : dim. ɳ|úlu ʘàa

References : Bleek 352, 354, 624; Traill 69.