East Central Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-East Khoe : *xúnú

Meaning : to snore

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : xúnú

Deti : xùnú

Cara : xúnú

Tsixa : xúnú

Danisi : xúnú

Kua : xùnú

Tsua : xúnù

References : Vossen 486.

Proto-East Khoe : *ʒae (?)

Meaning : rib

Hietshware : zahe

References : Dornan 112.

Proto-East Khoe : *-ʒà/*-ʒì

Meaning : f. pl. marker for nouns

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : -ʒà

Cara : -ʒì

Tsixa : -ʒà, -ʒì

Danisi : -ʒà

Cua : -ʒì

Kua : -ʒà, -ʒì

Tsua : -ʒè

References : Vossen 172-73.

Proto-East Khoe : *ʒàró

Meaning : to gather

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Deti : ʒàdò

Tsixa : ʒódó

Danisi : ʒádó

Hietshware : zara "to select"; zaro "to clean corn" (?)

References : Dornan 112; Vossen 417.

Proto-East Khoe : *ʒau

Meaning : omen

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : ʒáù

Cara : ʒáú

Danisi : ʒàú

Kua : ʒàú

Tsua : ʒàú

Hietshware : zau "an evil omen"

References : Dornan 112; Vossen 504.

Proto-East Khoe : *ʒ́aú (?)

Meaning : a k. of bird (Hornrabe)

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Tsixa : dáú

Danisi : gàú

References : Vossen 452-3.

Proto-East Khoe : *ʒèrá

Meaning : bird

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : ʒédà

Deti : ʒàdà

Cara : ʒàdà

Tsixa : ʒìdá

Danisi : ʒàdá

Kua : ʒédá

Tsua : ʒédà

Hietshware : zera

References : Dornan 112; Vossen 503.

Proto-East Khoe : *ʒírà

Meaning : to suffer

|Xaise : ʒídà

Cara : ʒídà

Tsixa : ʒídà

Danisi : ʒídà

Kua : ʒídà

Tsua : ʒídà

References : Vossen 463.

Proto-East Khoe : *ʒìrí

Meaning : monkey

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : ʒàdí

Cara : ʒàdí

Tsixa : ʒídí

Danisi : ʒìdí

Hietshware : ǯwene "baboon" (?)

Notes : The Hietšware form is unclear.

References : Dornan 99; Vossen 414.

Proto-East Khoe : *ʒĩ̂

Meaning : foot

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : ʒĩ̂

Deti : ʒĩ̂

Cara : ʒĩ́

Tsixa : ʒĩ̂

Danisi : ʒĩ̂

References : Vossen 440.

Proto-East Khoe : *ʒ́ǒ

Meaning : springhare

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : ʒ́ò

Cara : ʒ́ò

Danisi : dyô

Tsua : kyǒ

Hietshware : ǯoo; ǯobi "hare" (if not a Bantu borrowing)

References : Dornan 98; Vossen 493.

Proto-East Khoe : *ʒ́óà

Meaning : ashes

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : ʒ́óá

Cara : ʒ́òà

Tsixa : dyúà

Danisi : dyúà

Kua : ʒ́óá

Tsua : ʒ́ùá

Hietshware : ǯoaa

References : Dornan 98; Vossen 417.

Proto-East Khoe : *|ʔae

Meaning : to fall

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : |ʔáé

Deti : |ʔàé

Cara : |ʔáé

Tsixa : |ʔàè

Danisi : |ʔáé

Kua : |ʔàé

Tsua : |ʔàé

Hietshware : |kaeje (Mg.)

References : Maingard 1963:102; Vossen 434.

Proto-East Khoe : *|ʔám̀

Meaning : to whisper

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Deti : |ʔáḿ

Cara : |ʔàm̀

Tsixa : |ʔàm̀

Danisi : |ʔám̀

Hietshware : |kam

References : Dornan 100; Vossen 437.

Proto-East Khoe : *|ʔáǹ

Meaning : bad

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : |ʔáǹ

Cara : |ʔáǹ

Tsixa : |ʔáǹ

Danisi : |ʔáǹ

Kua : |ʔáǹ

Tsua : |ʔáǹ

References : Vossen 485.

Proto-East Khoe : *|ʔáò

Meaning : blood

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : |ʔáò

Deti : |ʔáò

Cara : |ʔáò

Tsixa : |ʔáò

Danisi : |ʔáò

Cua : |ʔáò

References : Vossen 425.

Proto-East Khoe : *|ʔáó

Meaning : snake

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : |ʔàó

Deti : |ʔàó

Cara : |ʔàó

Danisi : |ʔàó

Kua : |ʔáó

Tsua : |ʔáó

Hietshware : |gauo

References : Dornan 95; Vossen 485.

Proto-East Khoe : *|ʔáré

Meaning : small (to be)

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Deti : |ʔàdé

Cara : |ʔádé

Danisi : |ʔádé

Kua : |ʔàdé

Tsua : |ʔàdé

Hietshware : kare "a little"

References : Dornan 101; Vossen 457.

Proto-East Khoe : *|ʔě

Meaning : fire

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Cara : |ʔě

Tsixa : |ʔě

Danisi : |ʔě

Kua : |ʔé

Tsua : |ʔé

Hietshware : |'e, |ee, |ke (Bau.)

References : Baucom 31; Vossen 435.

Proto-East Khoe : *|ʔǐ

Meaning : to shave

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Xaise : |ʔǐ

Cara : |ʔǐ

Kua : |ʔí

Tsua : |ʔí

Hietshware : |gii

References : Bleek 279; Dornan 95; Vossen 476.