West Central Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-West Khoe : *che

Meaning : to drive away

//Ani : chě

References : Vossen 156.

Proto-West Khoe : *chi

Meaning : to fart

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : sî

Kxoe (Hukwe) : śíì

Naro : chíì

Notes : ||Ani sî is irregular (*tshî would be expected), but there may be vocalic conditioning involved.

References : KH; Visser 101; Vossen 1986: 339.

Proto-West Khoe : *cĩ

Meaning : to sneeze

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : cĩ̌

Kxoe (Hukwe) : śĩ̀ĩ́

Buga : cĩ̌

|Ganda : cĩ̀

Naro : cĩ̌ (V.)

|Gwi : cĩ̂

//Gana : cĩ̂

#Haba : cĩ̂

References : KH; Vossen 472.

Proto-West Khoe : *ci

Meaning : to grow

//Ani : cí

References : Vossen 1986: 335.

Proto-West Khoe : *còḿ

Meaning : to sprout

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : còḿ

Kxoe (Hukwe) : tçòḿ (Kö.)

Naro : cò̰ḿ (V.); tsǒ̰m, tsòm (Ba.)

#Haba : cò̰ḿ

References : Barnard 141; Vossen 455.

Proto-West Khoe : *córó

Meaning : shell, pod

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : códó

Kxoe (Hukwe) : tçódó (Kö.)

Buga : códó

|Ganda : códó

Naro : códó (V.); tsóró (Ba.)

|Gwi : churu "peel" (Ta.)

//Gana : churu "peel" (Ta.)

#Haba : códó

References : Barnard 47; Tanaka 71; Vossen 483.

Proto-West Khoe : *cô

Meaning : medicine; to treat

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : cô

Kxoe (Hukwe) : tçô (Kö.)

Buga : cô

|Ganda : cô

Naro : cô (V.); tsô, tshô (Ba.)

|Gwi : cô; chū (Ta.)

//Gana : cô; chū (Ta.)

#Haba : cô

References : Barnard 85; Tanaka 61; Vossen 466.

Proto-West Khoe : *cu

Meaning : excrement; dirt

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : cǔ

Kxoe (Hukwe) : tçǔ (Kö.); tšū (W.)

Buga : chǔ

|Ganda : cù

Naro : cǔ (V.)

|Gwi : cǔ

#Haba : cú

Notes : Irregular tsh- in Buga.

References : Bleek 236; Vossen 434.

Proto-West Khoe : *cxã̂

Meaning : to be tired

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : cxã̂

Buga : cxã̂

|Ganda : cxã̂

|Gwi : tsâ (Ta.)

//Gana : tsâ (Ta.)

References : Tanaka 98; Vossen 432.

Proto-West Khoe : *cxeri

Meaning : to spring, sprinkle

//Ani : cxɛ́rì

References : Vossen 1986: 333.

Proto-West Khoe : *cxô/*cxóm̀

Meaning : to milk (into mouth)

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : cxô; cxóm̀ "herausstreichen"

Kxoe (Hukwe) : tçxô (Kö.); tçxóm̀ "herausstreichen" (Kö.)

Buga : cxô

|Ganda : cxô; cxóm̀ "herausstreichen"

Naro : cxóm̀ (V.)

|Gwi : (?) shàm (Ta.)

//Gana : (?) sàm (Ta.)

#Haba : cxóm̀

References : Tanaka 62; Vossen 466-7.

Proto-West Khoe : *cxúnì

Meaning : to slide

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : sóǹ

Kxoe (Hukwe) : śóǹ "slide along the ground on oneʔs buttocks"; çon (Kö.)

Buga : sṹĩ̀

|Ganda : sṹĩ̀

Naro : cxùnì (V.)

#Haba : cxúnì

References : KH; Vossen 480.

Proto-West Khoe : *da̰i

Meaning : a k. of bird (Vanellus coronatus)

|Gwi : dǎ̰i, ʒǎ̰i (Na.)

//Gana : dǎ̰i (Na.)

References : Nakagawa 1998: 253.

Proto-West Khoe : *dam

Meaning : tortoise

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : dam(a) (Ba.)

|Gwi : gyàm (Ta.)

//Gana : dàm (Ta.)

References : Barnard 41; Tanaka 99.

Proto-West Khoe : *dàḿ

Meaning : tongue

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dàḿ

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dàḿ; dăm (W.)

Buga : dàḿ

|Ganda : dàm̀

Naro : dàḿ (V.); ta̰m, dǎm(á) (Ba.)

|Gwi : gyàm̀; gyam (Ta.)

//Gana : dáḿ; dam (Ta.)

#Haba : dáḿ

References : Barnard 64; Bleek 21; KH; Tanaka 99; Vossen 510.

Proto-West Khoe : *dàní

Meaning : bee

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dánì

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dìnǐ (Kö.)

Buga : dání

|Ganda : dánì

Naro : dìní (V.); dèné (Ba.)

|Gwi : dìnì; gine (Ta.)

//Gana : dìnì; gine (Ta.)

#Haba : dìní

References : Barnard 44; Tanaka 11; Vossen 423.

Proto-West Khoe : *dao

Meaning : to burn

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dáò

Kxoe (Hukwe) : daó; dàó (Kö.)

Buga : dáò

|Ganda : dàò

Naro : dàó (V.); tàú, dàú (Ba.)

|Gwi : díò; gyó (Ta.)

//Gana : dáó; daó (Ta.)

#Haba : díò

References : Barnard 131; Tanaka 17; Vossen 500.

Proto-West Khoe : *dáò

Meaning : road, path

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dáò

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dáó; dau (W.)

Buga : dáò

|Ganda : dáù

Naro : dáò (V.); dáò, dáù (Ba.)

|Gwi : díó; ʒɨ̂o (Na.); gyô (Ta.)

//Gana : dáò; dâo (Na.); dáo (Ta.)

#Haba : díó

Tsaukwe : dau

References : Barnard 35; Bleek 22; KH; Nakagawa 1998: 249; Tanaka 80; Vossen 493-4.

Proto-West Khoe : *dara

Meaning : to visit

Naro : dàra (Na.)

|Gwi : ʒɨ́ra (Na.)

//Gana : ʒɨ́ra (Na.)

References : Nakagawa 1998: 249.

Proto-West Khoe : *dau

Meaning : banded mongoose

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : dauha (Ba.); dau xarasi (Sh.)

References : Barnard 40; Bleek 23.