North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: √ǀǀxu-

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: banana; jackal's food, Hydnora sp.

Juǀʼhoan : ǀǀxú-xʼám (n3)

References : Dickens 1994: 335.

RefLex number: 2718

Proto-Ju: √ǀǀxubi

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: large tortoise

Juǀʼhoan : ǀǀxùbì (n2)

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǀǀxubi

References : Dickens 335; Snyman 60.

RefLex number: 2714

Proto-Ju: √ǀǀxubi

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: old dry dead tree

Juǀʼhoan : ǀǀxùbì (n2)

References : Dickens 1994: 335.

RefLex number: 2715

Proto-Ju: √ǀǀxui

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to ambush

Juǀʼhoan : ǀǀxùí // (n3 -si) "an ambush, hunting blind, hunting hole"

References : Dickens 335.

RefLex number: 2717

Proto-Ju: √ǀǀxuri

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: weakness, powerlessness

Juǀʼhoan : ǀǀxùrì-ǀǀxùrì (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 335.

RefLex number: 2720

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼo

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to be dry

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼò // ǀʼò-ǀʼò "to dry, dry oneself"

References : Dickens 296, 297.

RefLex number: 1942

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼõã

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: leg, lap

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼṍã́ (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 296.

RefLex number: 1944

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼõã

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to be about to hatch, be fertile (of an egg)

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼõ̀ã̀-ǀʼõ̀ã̀ // ǀʼõ̀ã̀-ǀʼõ̀ã̀ (n5 -si) "unhatched egg"

References : Dickens 296.

RefLex number: 1945

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼõã

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: gravy

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼṍã́-ǀõ̀ã̀ (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 296.

RefLex number: 1946

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼom

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to gnaw (nuts)

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼòm

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǀʼom "to eat a nut"

Tsumkwe : ǀʼòm

Tsintsabis : ǀʼòm

Okongo : ǀʼòm

Leeunes : ǀʼòm

Mpunguvlei : ǀʼòm

Cuito : ǀʼòm

Cuando : ǀʼòm

South Omatako : ǀʼòm

North Omatako : ǀʼòm

Kameeldoring : ǀʼòm

Lister : ǀʼòm

References : Dickens 296; Snyman 18; Snyman 1997: 86.

RefLex number: 1947

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼoma

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: beer dregs

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼòmà (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 296.

RefLex number: 1948

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼoma

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to fight each other

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼòmà kʰȍè

References : Dickens 1994: 296.

RefLex number: 1949

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼu

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: foot-prints, hoof-prints

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼú (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 296.

RefLex number: 1951

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼu-

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: in-law

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼù-ʒʰù (n1 -sĩ) "mother-in-law, aunt by marriage" // ǀʼù-ʒʰù-mà (n1 -sĩ) "daughter-in-law"

References : Dickens 1994: 296.

RefLex number: 1952

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼũ

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: hunting bow

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼṹ (n5 -si) // (?) ǀʼṹ-ǀǀáí (n5) "medicine"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ǀʼũ

References : Dickens 297; Snyman 28.

RefLex number: 1955

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼui

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: net-bag (made from sinews, and used to collect veld-food, esp. ostrich eggs)

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼùì-sí (n3 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 296.

RefLex number: 1953

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼui

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to marry into a family

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼùì // ǀʼùì-sì (n1) "family-in-law, the relatives of one's spouse"

References : Dickens 297.

RefLex number: 1954

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼuri

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to cover (by brushing sand over something)

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼùrí

References : Dickens 297.

RefLex number: 1956

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼuri

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: violet-eared waxbill, Granatina granatina

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼùrí (n2 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 297.

RefLex number: 1957

Proto-Ju: √ǀʼuri

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: iron; bicycle

Juǀʼhoan : ǀʼùrì (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 297.

RefLex number: 1958