Tarras

Chest', 'Mother's breast', is in Nama Sams (Rest 1960 DNW 12), also in Ou- Ka ^ Ps we do not find a word for breast that matches linguistically with Tarras. That a mountain that has the shape of a breast, gains its name, is not rare; Leistner and Morris give twenty-two place names with the word pram and first ingredient. We would therefore expect the anthropomorizing Khoekhoen to give the particular mountain a name suggesting its form and joining the statement by Mr Agenbag. Although the word 'Tarras' directly to Nama Taras = 'the Frau, Das Weib' (Kr.- R. 1969 NW 356), and indirectly generate the courage of a mother's breast, it seems to us or we Another connection that matches Mr Agenbag's statement Tarras can represent the dental suction consonant. We probably consider it to be the name Tarras for this head the word ǀ haras = 'teat'.

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Identifier
4794_SKCPN
Title
Tarras
Alternative Title
Tarras
Georeference Sources
K 2918 BA
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)
longitude
18.625
latitude
-29.125
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Source
eng Agenbag JJ 1978 Farmer questionnaire per Burger CR Principal 'Tarras - mountain. HottentName. Grants his name to his peculiar form. Looks like and means chest of a woman '.
afr Agenbag JJ 1978 Boer Vraelys per Burger CR Skoolhoof 'Tarras — berg. Hottentotnaam. Verleen sy naam aan sy eienaardige vorm. lyk soos en beteken bors van ’n vrou'.
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eng Chest', 'Mother's breast', is in Nama Sams (Rest 1960 DNW 12), also in Ou- Ka ^ Ps we do not find a word for breast that matches linguistically with Tarras. That a mountain that has the shape of a breast, gains its name, is not rare; Leistner and Morris give twenty-two place names with the word pram and first ingredient. We would therefore expect the anthropomorizing Khoekhoen to give the particular mountain a name suggesting its form and joining the statement by Mr Agenbag. Although the word 'Tarras' directly to Nama Taras = 'the Frau, Das Weib' (Kr.- R. 1969 NW 356), and indirectly generate the courage of a mother's breast, it seems to us or we Another connection that matches Mr Agenbag's statement Tarras can represent the dental suction consonant. We probably consider it to be the name Tarras for this head the word ǀ haras = 'teat'.
afr Bors', 'moederbors', is in Nama sams (Rust 1960 DNW 12), ook in Ou- Ka^ps vind ons nie 'n woord vir bors wat taalkundig met Tarras ooreenstem nie. Dat ’n berg wat die vorm van ’n bors het, sy naam na aanleiding daarvan kry, is nie seldsaam nie; leistner en Morris gee twee en twintig plekname aan met die woord Pram- as eerste bestanddeel. Ons sou dus verwag dat die antropomorfiserende Khoekhoen aan die bepaalde berg ’n naam sou gee wat sy vorm suggereer en wat by die verklaring van mnr Agenbag aansluit. Hoewel die woord 'tarras' direk aan Nama taras = 'die Frau, das Weib' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 356) laat dink, en indirek die ge- dagte van ’n moederbors kan opwek, lyk dit vir ons of ons nog 'n ander verband kan le wat goed met mnr Agenbag se verklaring ooreenstem. Ons het HARDAP naamlik verbind met ǀhara-s, ’n 'vraatjie' of 'tiet', vgl. TH A* 524-525. Die T- van Tarras kan die dentale suigkonsonant verteen- woordig. Ons ag dit waarskynlik dat aan die naam Tarras vir hierdie kop die woord ǀharas = 'tiet' ten grondslag kan le.
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