South Khoisan (Taa subgroup) etymology : Query result

Proto-Taa : *ʘhV́

Stems : *ʘhV́-n

Meaning : duiker

!Xoong : ʘhán 3 I, pl. ʘhána 2 I; ʘʔi, ʘʔe, ʘʔẽĩ, ʘhã, ʘŋ (Mg.)

Masarwa : ʘhō "steenbok", ʘpyn "duikerbok"; ʘhyn |k"ʌn "black beetle with spots" (see the !Xóõ entry)

|Nu//en : ʘhõ

!Xoong derivates : dim. ʘhūu-bâ, pl. ʘhūu-nî; ʘhán |qʔàn "toktokkie beetle (lit. duiker heart)"; ʘhán à̰a "lit. male duiker, i.e. flu and cold caused by the moon"; ʘhán |è ||áʔn 3 II, pl. ʘhána |ã̀ ||áʔn-sã́ 2 II "mature female duiker"

References : Bleek 682, 683, 686; Maingard 1958: 101; Traill 50.