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ǃXóõ
Etymology 1
Verb
ǁqhàã
- (intransitive) to warm oneself at the fire
n̄ ń bà ǁqhàã ǀʻàã.- I am warming myself at the fire.
Etymology 2
Noun
ǁqhàã (tone II, class 2, plural ǁqhàã-tê)
- tooth
- edge of the blade of a spear
Usage notes
- When possessed, the word is ǁqhàã. When alienated, the word is ǁqhāã, the plural is ǁqhāã-tê and it is a member of Noun Class 3 and Tone Class I.
Derived terms
References
- Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN