ǁgúʻa sàʻã

ǃXóõ

Etymology

ǁgúʻa (“the smell of urine”) +‎ sàʻã (“face”)

Noun

ǁgúʻa sàʻã (tone II, class 2, plural ǁgúʻa sàʻã-tê)

  1. alternative name for eland, referring to the marking behaviour of sexually mature eland which involves rubbing the forehead brush in urine
  2. an old eland

See also

References

  • A ǃXóõ Dictionary, →ISBN
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