ǁhâi

See also: ǁhai

Nǀuu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǁʰə̃ĩ/
  • Audio; “na ka ǁhâi”:(file)

Etymology 1

Noun

ǁhâi (singular ǁhâisi)

  1. breasts
  2. udder
    Synonym: ǃʻum
Derived terms
  • ǁhâisinǀaa (“nipple”)

See also

  • kaǁhâi, ka ǁhâi

Etymology 2

Noun

ǁhâi

  1. plural of ǁhâisi (“tooth”); teeth
Derived terms
  • (Eastern) ǁhâikanǃa (“canine teeth; incisors”)
  • ǁhâiʘoe (“gums”)

See also

  • kaǁhâi

Etymology 3

Noun

ǁhâi

  1. grey camelthorn tree; Vachellia (Acacia) haematoxylon; thorn

References

  • Shah, Sheena, and Matthias Brenzinger. Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town. 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17432.
  • Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary
  • Shah, Sheena, and Matthias Brenzinger. “Writing for Speaking: The Nǀuu Orthography.” Chapter. In Creating Orthographies for Endangered Languages, edited by Mari C. Jones and Damien Mooney, 109–25. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017
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