kgama

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Phuthi

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Etymology

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

Verb

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-kgáma

  1. to milk

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tswana

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kgama class 9 (plural dikgama)

  1. hartebeest

Verb

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kgama

  1. to choke, throttle
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