ǂqhùe

ǃXóõ

Noun

ǂqhùe (tone II, class 3, plural ǂqhûm-tê, diminutive ǂqhûu-bâ)

1. wind (generic) (more specifically the northeast wind in the rainy season)

   Èh ń ǁʻàa kē ǂqhúe.

   He has no wind, i.e. He has no strength.

Derived terms

• ǂqhùe ǀà ǃùm `a̰a/qáe = wind's male/female eland, i.e. the bull or female grazing downward to warn the herd (also used with gemsbok, springbok, kudu, wildebeest and hartebeest)
• tâa ǀè ǂqhûe = a person's spirit (alienable)
• ǂqhúe ǀà tâa `a̰a = wind's man, i.e. a hunter who understands and reads the wind when hunting

See also

• gǃxáʻu (cold south wind)
• ǃgōhʻle (evening west wind)
• qûje ǀè ǂqhùe, gǃqōhʻle (tornado)
• ǂqhùe ʻǀnṵm (wind's intensity)
• ǃqhàa ǀnàn

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