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ǃXóõ
Noun
ǂʻàn (tone II, class 3, plural ǂʻàna, diminutive ǂʻàn ʘàa or ǂʻàn bâ, diminutive plural kâ-ǂʻâlu-bà or ǁʻàlu ʘʻâni)
- tapering part of an object
- penis
- Āh ǂʻàn ń ǂgába.
- Your penis is smegma. (offensive)
- Āh ǂʻàn ń kʻâa tâ/lâ.
- Your foreskin is drawn back. (offensive)
- diminutive plural ǂʻàlu ʘʻâni used humorously to refer to tinned sausages
Usage notes
The plural is a member of Noun Class 2 and Tone Class I, as is the diminutive plural kâ-ǂʻâlu-bà. The second diminutive plural, ǁʻàlu ʘʻâni, is a member of Noun Class 3 and Tone Class I.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ǂʻàn ǀnàn = glans of penis (lit. penis head)
- ǂʻàn ʻǃn`ṵã = glans of penis (lit. hard part of the penis)
- ǃnáu ǂʻàn ǀàũ = end of a pan (lit. tail of the tapering part of a pan)
- ǃʻûĩ ǂʻàn ǀàũ = outside corner of the eye (lit. tail of the tapering part of an eye)
See also
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