kgama

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Phuthi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *-kám (squeeze, wring).

Verb[edit]

-kgáma

  1. to milk

Inflection[edit]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tswana[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe ǁxama (hartebeest). Cognate with Xhosa ixhama.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kgama class 9 (plural dikgama)

  1. hartebeest

Verb[edit]

kgama

  1. to choke, throttle