qáe

See also: ǁqʻàẽ

ǃXóõ

Noun

qáe (tone II, class 3, plural qáe-tû)

1. biological mother
2. female
3. suffixed to plant names, signifying a broader-leaved more substantial variety; suffixed to certain other objects, signifying more substantial size, weight
4. used with the proper name of a person's child as a respectful form of address

   ǂíi ǀûa qâe

   mother of ǂíi ǀûa

Usage notes

The plural is a member of Noun Class 4.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• kxʻāo qáe = later predawn
• qáe ǃgàho = mother's sister
• tâa qáe = woman
• tsʻóo ǀʻóã qáe = a wide-shaped bottle
• ǀʻàã qáe = lower firestick
• ǁa̰ba qáe = devil's thorn
• ǁgâa qáe = height of the cold dry season
• ǁkxʻân qáe = rumen
• ǁqhàã qáe = molar tooth
• ǂnùũ ǀnàn qáe = big toe
• ǃáe qáe = height of the hot dry season
• ǃào qáe = hip bone
• ǃqhàa gǀqhùã qáe = dark, heavy raincloud
• ʻǁnāhu qáe = height of the rainy season

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