West Central Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-West Khoe : *de

Meaning : to press, step

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : de "to step upon, press down" (B.); dee "to press" (Ba.)

References : Barnard 149; Bleek 23.

Proto-West Khoe : *debi

Meaning : to return home

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dàbí "drehen, wenden"

Naro : dèbí (Ba.)

References : Barnard 150; Vossen 194.

Proto-West Khoe : *debu

Meaning : to cover

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Gwi : debu (Ta.)

//Gana : debu (Ta.)

References : Tanaka 24.

Proto-West Khoe : *dene

Meaning : to lick

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Gwi : gine (Ta.)

//Gana : gine (Ta.)

References : Tanaka 57.

Proto-West Khoe : *dì

Meaning : relative particle

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dì

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dì (Kö.)

Naro : dì (V.)

References : Vossen passim.

Proto-West Khoe : *dǒ

Meaning : to agree with

//Ani : dó "to love, agree"

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dǒ (Kö.)

References : Vossen 194; Vossen 1986: 333.

Proto-West Khoe : *dóà

Meaning : kudu

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dóà

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dóá (Kö.)

Buga : dóá

|Ganda : dóà

|Gwi : gyuwa (Ta.)

//Gana : dúà; gyuwa (Ta.)

References : Tanaka 54; Vossen 460.

Proto-West Khoe : *dòá

Meaning : grass

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dòá

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dǒǎ (Kö.); dŏa (W.)

Buga : dòá

|Ganda : dòá

References : Bleek 27; Vossen 445.

Proto-West Khoe : *dobe

Meaning : salt

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dóbè

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dòbèe; dòbě (Kö.)

Buga : dòbé

Naro : dà̰bḛ́ (V.); dǎ̰bé (Ba.)

|Gwi : dà̰bɛ́; dabè (Ta.)

//Gana : dà̰bè; dabè (Ta.)

#Haba : dàbé

References : Barnard 98; KH; Tanaka 82; Vossen 481.

Proto-West Khoe : *dõẽ

Meaning : to carry; to scoop

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : dõẽ "to scoop, shovel"; dwẽ "to carry in the arms" (B.); duẽ "to carry in bag" (Ba.)

References : Barnard 132; Bleek 30; Visser 18.

Proto-West Khoe : *dóm̀

Meaning : throat

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dóm̀

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dòḿ (Kö.)

Buga : dóm̀

|Ganda : dóm̀

Naro : dóm̀ (V.); dôm, dùm, tòm (Ba.)

|Gwi : gyom-ǂna (Ta.)

//Gana : gyom-ǂna (Ta.)

#Haba : dyóm̀

References : Barnard 34, 35, 64; Tanaka 98; Vossen 455.

Proto-West Khoe : *dòró

Meaning : to kindle fire; tinderbox

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dòdó

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dòdó (Kö.)

Buga : dòdó

|Ganda : dòdó

Naro : dòdó (V.); tòró, dòró "firemaking stick, tinderbox" (Ba.)

//Gana : dúdù

#Haba : dódò

References : Barnard 110; Vossen 435.

Proto-West Khoe : *dǔ

Meaning : Medizinkohle

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dǔ (Kö.)

References : Vossen 417.

Proto-West Khoe : *dubi

Meaning : to castrate

//Ani : dúbì

References : Vossen 1986: 341.

Proto-West Khoe : *duru

Meaning : rat, mouse

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gã-durub "striped rat" (Sh.)

References : Bleek 42.

Proto-West Khoe : *dû

Meaning : eland

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : dû

Kxoe (Hukwe) : dú (Kö.)

Buga : dú

|Ganda : dú

Naro : dû (V.); dúù (Ba.)

|Gwi : dû; gyu (Ta.)

//Gana : dû "duiker"; gyu (Ta.)

#Haba : dû

Tsaukwe : du

References : Barnard 39; Bleek 28; Tanaka 32; Vossen 430.

Proto-West Khoe : *dV

Meaning : interr. base

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Kxoe (Hukwe) : ndéú-xu

Buga : ndú "what?"

Naro : di "who?", du "what?" (V.)

|Gwi : dí "who? which?"

//Gana : dí "who? which?", dǔ "what?"

References : KH; Vossen 261-265.

Proto-West Khoe : *dxana

Meaning : new moon

//Ani : dxánà

References : Vossen 1986: 335.

Proto-West Khoe : *ga

Meaning : bed

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gyǎ (Kö.)

References : Köhler 1981: 489.

Proto-West Khoe : *gárà

Meaning : tree bark

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Gana : gádà

References : Vossen 452.