ǃqʻàma

ǃXóõ

Noun

ǃqʻàma (plural ǃqʻàma-tê, diminutive –, diminutive plural –) (tone II, class 2)

1. stickgrass (Aristida congesta Roem. et Schucht subsp. congesta); used to bring luck to the hunter in the ritual involving the brushing of blood from incisions between the eyebrows.

References

• A ǃXóõ Dictionary, ISBN 978-3-89645-869-8