à̰a

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aa"

ǃXóõ

Noun

à̰a (tone II, class 3, plural à̰a-tû)

1. biological father
2. male
3. suffix attached to plant names, signifying growth with taller stalks and smaller leaves; suffix attached to certain other nouns, signifying smaller, thinner, lighter objects
4. term of respect used with the first person singular pronoun (n̄) or suffixed to the personal name of the addressee's eldest child

Usage notes

The plural is a member of Noun Class 4.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• kxʻāo à̰a = early predawn
• sòo à̰a = medicine man, traditional healer
• tâa à̰a = man
• tsʻóo ǀʻóã à̰a = a narrow-shaped bottle
• ǀʻàã à̰a = fire drill (not the alarm)
• ǁa̰ba à̰a = long, thin thorn
• ǁgâa à̰a = onset of the hot dry season, part of summer
• ǁkxʻân à̰a = omasum
• ǁqhàã à̰a tû = incisors and canines
• ǃáe à̰a = onset of the cold dry season, winter
• ǃōo à̰a = spear
• ǃqhàa gǀqhùã à̰a = cirrus cloud, light wispy cloud
• ʻǁnāhu à̰a = onset of the rainy season

References

• Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN