slaxxa

Hadza

Etymology

• cf. Iraqw slunslay 'porridge-twirling stick'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬaŋ͜ǁˀa/

Noun

slaxxa m (masc. plural slaxxabii, fem. slaxxako, fem. plural slaxxabee) (Note: the form after a determiner is slaxxa)

1. (masc.) a fork (anything with a forked shape)
   1. (masc. plural) esp. a pair of forked sticks used as an arrow stand
2. (fem.) a porridge stirrer/twirler (cut from a ↆ-shaped branching stick)