kgama

Phuthi edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *-kám (“squeeze, wring”).

Verb edit

-kgáma

to milk

Inflection edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tswana edit

Etymology edit

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǁxama (“hartebeest”). Cognate with Xhosa ixhama.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈqʰa.ma/

Noun edit

kgama class 9 (plural dikgama)

hartebeest

Verb edit

kgama

to choke, throttle

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