South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology : Query result

Proto-Taa : *!qʔàro

Meaning : species of plant (Ledebouria sp.)

!Xoong : !qʔàlo 3 II, pl. -tê 3 II

References : Traill 89.

Proto-Taa : *!qʔò

Meaning : to shrivel

!Xoong : !qʔòo

References : Traill 90.

Proto-Taa : *!qʔòbu

Meaning : a species of grass (Eragrostis lehmannia)

!Xoong : !qʔòbu-!qʔòbu tā̰hã 3 II, pl. -tê 3 II

References : Traill 90.

Proto-Taa : *!qʔóbV

Meaning : to heat a stick by pushing it through hot ash

!Xoong : !qʔóbi sí-sà !qʔóbi sV; !qʔóbu-!qʔóbu sí-sà !qʔóbu-!qʔóbu sV

References : Traill 89, 90.

Proto-Taa : *!qʔúa

Meaning : to grind to a powder

!Xoong : !qʔúa kV

!Xoong derivates : der. nom. !qʔúa 1 II

References : Traill 90.

Proto-Taa : *!qʔúa

Meaning : snuff

!Xoong : !qʔúa 3 II

References : Traill 90.

Proto-Taa : *!qàba

Meaning : to follow in the spoor, tracks; retrace one's tracks

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : !qàba kV, var. !qàma

References : Traill 85.

Proto-Taa : *!qã́ũ

Meaning : sharpness (of a knife or person), have wisdom, be on one's guard

!Xoong : !qáũ (ń) 1 II

!Xoong derivates : !qáũ kV "take care, be careful"

References : Traill 85.

Proto-Taa : *!qāe^h

Meaning : to hunt

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : !qāhe kV -sà

!Xoong derivates : !qāhi 1 II "hunt (n.)"

References : Traill 85.

Proto-Taa : *!qā^h

Stems : *!qā^h-u

Meaning : cheetah

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : !qāhû 1 II, pl. !qāhã-tê 4 II

References : Traill 85.

Proto-Taa : *!qhá

Meaning : to cough up and expectorate

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : !qháa kV

References : Traill 87.

Proto-Taa : *!qhà

Meaning : water, rain, amniotic fluid

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : !qhàa 3 II e

Masarwa : =!kha, !khā, !xā

|Nu//en : !kha

!Xoong derivates : !qhàa ɡ|qhūã-tê "clouds (gen.)"; !qhàa ɳ|àn "the wind"; !qhàa ʔɳʘāhã "water itself"

References : Bleek 423, 496; Traill 87.

Proto-Taa : *!qhá

Meaning : to give

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : !qhã́ !qhaV H

Masarwa : !xē, !xā

!Xoong derivates : der. nom. !qhã́-sé 3 II; !qhã́ 3 II, pl. !qhán-sã́ 2 II "generosity"

References : Bleek 495, 498; Traill 87.

Proto-Taa : *!qhã̄

Meaning : to pound, stamp with a pestle

!Xoong : !qhã̄ kV

References : Traill 87.

Proto-Taa : *!qhaBV

Meaning : to be sick with/from

!Xoong : !qhàma -sà !qhaBV L

References : Traill 88.

Proto-Taa : *!qhàn

Meaning : moon

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

!Xoong : !qhàn 1 II, pl. !qhàna-tê 4 II

Masarwa : !xʌn

|Nu//en : !xān

!Xoong derivates : dim. !qhàn-mà/-bà/ʘàa; !qhàn ɡ||à̰e "moonlight"; !qhàn |à ɡǂkxʔōa ɡ||à̰e "new moon"

References : Bleek 400, 497, 503; Traill 88.

Proto-Taa : *!qhàn

Meaning : species of plant (Commelina)

!Xoong : !qhàn 1 II, pl. !qhàna-tê 4 II

References : Traill 88.

Proto-Taa : *!qhã̂

Meaning : not to find, get, have

!Xoong : !qhã̂ -sà !qhaV L

References : Traill 87.

Proto-Taa : *!qhã̂

Meaning : moisture, juice, sap, amniotic fluid

!Xoong : !qhã̂ 2 II

!Xoong derivates : ʔná̰m !qhã̂ "saliva"; ʘàje !qhã̂ "moisture of meat"; !kxʔôe !qhã̂ "rain"

Notes : Cf. *!qhà "water".

References : Traill 87.

Proto-Taa : *!qhâe

Meaning : to go out hunting or gathering and sleeping out

!Xoong : !qhâe -sà

!Xoong derivates : der. nom. !qhâe ɳ||âe 3 II

Notes : Cf. PT *!qā^he "hunt"?

References : Traill 88.