Gender Feminine
Usage San Mythology, Astronomy
Meaning & History
Meaning "young female aardvark", ultimately derived from Jul'hoan particles gǃkún meaning "aardvark", ǁʼhòm mà meaning "young woman" and the feminine suffix dí.According to Wikipedia, she can be found in Juǀʼhoan mythology described as a 'beautiful aardvark girl', who sometimes appears in the stories of other San peoples as a python girl or elephant girl.The minor planet (229762) Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà was named after her too.Note:
🔲 The "ǃ" sign reflects Latin retroflex click, instead of an exclamation mark (compare Nǃxau).
🔲 The "ǁ" sign reflects Latin lateral click, instead of double lowercase Ls.
🔲 The "ǃ" sign reflects Latin retroflex click, instead of an exclamation mark (compare Nǃxau).
🔲 The "ǁ" sign reflects Latin lateral click, instead of double lowercase Ls.