ǀnàn

ǃXóõ

Noun

ǀnàn (tone II, class 2, plural ǀnàã)

  1. head (generic) (particularly skull in the alienated form)
  2. mature fruit (inalienable)
  3. tuber, bulb, corm, rhizome

Usage notes

When possessed, the word is ǀnàn (Noun 2, Tone II) and the plural is ǀnàã (Noun 2, Tone II). When alienated, it is ǀnān (Noun 3, Tone I), and the plural is ǀnāã (Noun 3, Tone II).

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • ǀnàn kâ ǃʻúa = hard-headed, stubborn
  • ǀnàn ǀà ǂàã, ǀnàn ǂàã = skull
  • ǀxāi ǀnàn (tshôe) = noose
  • ǀʻàã ǀnàn = glowing charcoal
  • ǁám ǀnàn = clump of camelthorns
  • ǁkxʻàã ǀnàn = sod of grass
  • ǁnáa ǀnàn = tip and barb of springhare hunting stick
  • ǂkxʻùm ǀnàn = clod, lump of sand
  • ǂnùũ ǀnàn qáe = big toe
  • ǂqhâã ǀnàn = arrow head

See also

References
  • Traill, Anthony (1994), Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN
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