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ǃXóõ
Noun
ʻâã (tone II, class 2)
- food (nominalization)
- (euphemistic) sexual intercourse
Verb
ʻâã
- (intransitive) to eat (generic)
- (transitive + kV) to feed, to give food to
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ʻâã ǀhûm tí = meat left over from the kill of a carnivore
- ʻāe tâa = to have intercourse with a person
- ʻēe ǂkxʻāõ = engage in spouse exchange
- ʻée ǃhûa = to yawn
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