kxʻāa

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ǃXóõ

Noun

kxʻāa (tone II, class 2)

  1. a call, cry, sound (nominalization) (alienable)
    • Èh ǀá kxʻāã ńnà.
      • That is its call.

Verb

kxʻāa

  1. to cry
    • kxʻāa kā tàm
      • (lit.) cry for oneself, i.e. to feel desperate and deserted
  2. to rumble (of one's stomach)

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