ǃùm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "um"

ǃXóõ

Etymology 1

Noun

ǃùm (tone II, class 3, plural ʘàã, diminutive ǃùu-bà or ǃùu ʘàa, diminutive plural ǃùũ-nî or ǃùu-ʘʻâni)

1. eland (Taurotragus oryx)

Usage notes

• 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

• ǁgúʻa sàʻã ("urine-smell face"; also refers to an old eland)
• ʘàã (herd of)
• ʻǀnān (lone female)

Etymology 2

Verb

ǃùm

1. (transitive + kV) to beat flat

Synonyms

• qâi thìa

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