ǃùm
See also: Appendix:Variations of "um"
ǃXóõ edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
ǃùm (tone II, class 3, plural ʘàã, diminutive ǃùu-bà or ǃùu ʘàa, diminutive plural ǃùũ-nî or ǃùu-ʘʻâni)
Usage notes edit
- Also referred to as ǁgúʻa sàʻã (literally "urine-smell face") referring to the marking behaviour of sexually mature eland which involves rubbing the forehead brush in urine.
- The plural is a member of Noun Class 2.
See also edit
- ǁgúʻa sàʻã ("urine-smell face"; also refers to an old eland)
- ʘàã (herd of)
- ʻǀnān (lone female)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
ǃùm
- (transitive + kV) to beat flat
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN