henqê

Hadza

Etymology

  • related to nqe, an old word for 'leopard'

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦeŋ͜ǃeː/

Verb

gender
of animal		 gender/number of addressees
sg. pl. masc. pl.
cat (m) henqêe henqeyate henqeyasi
female cat (f) hinqîi, henqîi henqêtate, hinqîtate henqêtasi, hinqîtasi

henqê

  1. (an exclamation made upon making or finding a kill of spotted cat [leopard, serval, cheetah], that is, of any cat but lion)

See also

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