ǀà̰ã

See also: ǀàa

ǃXóõ

Etymology 1

Noun

ǀà̰ã

1. plural of tâa qáe

Etymology 2

Verb

ǀà̰ã

1. to not partake of, to withhold from taboo food, to be stingy

   • n̄ à ń ǀà̰e ʘàje ǀîì ǃqāhe.
     • I have not taken part in hunting for meat.
   • Tâa tāʻbeʻē èh ń xòo ǀà̰i ǀ`ṵi ʻàhn ʘqóu ʻàhn qhāa ǂùi ʻàhn ǁʻài ʻàhn ǂìi ʻàhn ǂxàm ʻàhn.
     • This man, he withholds from eating springhare and wildcat and caracal and bat-eared fox and steenbok and gemsbok.

Derived terms

• ǀa̰ã kV+dative kV+object = to be mean, to be stingy

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