ǃkxʻái

ǃXóõ

Noun

ǃkxʻái (tone II, class 2, plural ǃkxʻába-tê)

1. woody root
2. a person's roots (i.e. kin, relatives) (alienable)
   • ǀāa ǀà ǃkxʻái āhʻã?
     • (lit.) Where are your roots? (i.e. Who is your kin?)
3. certain small blood vessels of the body

Derived terms

• ǃʻûĩ ǃkxʻái = lacrimal sack (lit. eye's root)
• ǂqhàn-tê ǃkxʻái = vas deferens (lit. testicles' root)

See also

• tâa (kin)

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