ǀnàn

ǃXóõ

Noun

ǀnàn (tone II, class 2, plural ǀnàã)

head (generic) (particularly skull in the alienated form)
mature fruit (inalienable)
tuber, bulb, corm, rhizome

Usage notes

When possessed, the word is ǀnàn (Noun 2, Tone II) and the plural is ǀnàã (Noun 2, Tone II). When alienated, it is ǀnān (Noun 3, Tone I), and the plural is ǀnāã (Noun 3, Tone II).

Derived terms

gǁxóõ ǀnàn = kneecap
gǂqhèẽ ǀnàn = nipple
gǂqhúli ǀnàn ǀnàn = elbow
ǀgúi ǀnàn = breastbone
ǀkxʻàa ǀnàn = finger

ǀnàn kâ ǃʻúa = hard-headed, stubborn
ǀnàn ǀà ǂàã, ǀnàn ǂàã = skull
ǀxāi ǀnàn (tshôe) = noose
ǀʻàã ǀnàn = glowing charcoal
ǁám ǀnàn = clump of camelthorns

ǁkxʻàã ǀnàn = sod of grass
ǁnáa ǀnàn = tip and barb of springhare hunting stick
ǂkxʻùm ǀnàn = clod, lump of sand
ǂnùũ ǀnàn qáe = big toe
ǂqhâã ǀnàn = arrow head

ǂxúbu-xù ǀnàn = elbow
ǂʻàn ǀnàn = glans of penis
ǃào ǀnàn = hipbone
ʻǂn'ṵli ǀnàn = thyroid cartilage, knot (noun)

References

A ǃXóõ Dictionary, →ISBN

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