ǂʻàn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "an"

ǃXóõ

Noun

ǂʻàn (tone II, class 3, plural ǂʻàna, diminutive ǂʻàn ʘàa or ǂʻàn bâ, diminutive plural kâ-ǂʻâlu-bà or ǁʻàlu ʘʻâni)

tapering part of an object
penis
Āh ǂʻàn ń ǂgába.
Your penis is smegma. (offensive)

Āh ǂʻàn ń kʻâa tâ/lâ.
Your foreskin is drawn back. (offensive)
diminutive plural ǂʻàlu ʘʻâni used humorously to refer to tinned sausages

Usage notes

The plural is a member of Noun Class 2 and Tone Class I, as is the diminutive plural kâ-ǂʻâlu-bà. The second diminutive plural, ǁʻàlu ʘʻâni, is a member of Noun Class 3 and Tone Class I.

Derived terms

ǂʻàn ǀnàn = glans of penis (lit. penis head)
ǂʻàn ʻǃn`ṵã = glans of penis (lit. hard part of the penis)
ǃnáu ǂʻàn ǀàũ = end of a pan (lit. tail of the tapering part of a pan)
ǃʻûĩ ǂʻàn ǀàũ = outside corner of the eye (lit. tail of the tapering part of an eye)

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