ʻâã

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"

ǃXóõ

Noun

ʻâã (tone II, class 2)

1. food (nominalization)
2. (euphemistic) sexual intercourse

Verb

ʻâã

1. (intransitive) to eat (generic)
2. (transitive + kV) to feed, to give food to

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ʻâã ǀhûm tí = meat left over from the kill of a carnivore
• ʻāe tâa = to have intercourse with a person
• ʻēe ǂkxʻāõ = engage in spouse exchange
• ʻée ǃhûa = to yawn

See also

• gùm = eat dry food
• xàbu = eat wet food
• sa̰bu-sa̰bu, na̰n-na̰n = eat something undercooked
• gólo = eat insufficiently

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