ǂʻàn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "an"

ǃXóõ

Noun

ǂʻàn (tone II, class 3, plural ǂʻàna, diminutive ǂʻàn ʘàa or ǂʻàn bâ, diminutive plural kâ-ǂʻâlu-bà or ǁʻàlu ʘʻâni)

1. tapering part of an object
2. penis

   Āh ǂʻàn ń ǂgába.

   Your penis is smegma. (offensive)

   Āh ǂʻàn ń kʻâa tâ/lâ.

   Your foreskin is drawn back. (offensive)

3. diminutive plural ǂʻàlu ʘʻâni used humorously to refer to tinned sausages

Usage notes

The plural is a member of Noun Class 2 and Tone Class I, as is the diminutive plural kâ-ǂʻâlu-bà. The second diminutive plural, ǁʻàlu ʘʻâni, is a member of Noun Class 3 and Tone Class I.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ǂʻàn ǀnàn = glans of penis (lit. penis head)
• ǂʻàn ʻǃn`ṵã = glans of penis (lit. hard part of the penis)
• ǃnáu ǂʻàn ǀàũ = end of a pan (lit. tail of the tapering part of a pan)
• ǃʻûĩ ǂʻàn ǀàũ = outside corner of the eye (lit. tail of the tapering part of an eye)

See also

• qʻào (offensive)
• góbo (child's penis)
• ǁnṵle (metaphoric)

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