гухэгъэкӏын

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• гу хэгъэкӏын (gʷu xɛğɛkʼən)
• гум хэгъэкӏын (gʷum xɛğɛkʼən)

Etymology

From гу (gʷu, “heart”) +‎ хэгъэкӏын (xɛğɛkʼən, “to decreased”); hence literally “to decrease the heart”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʷəxaʁat͡ʃʼən]

Verb

гухэгъэкӏын • (gʷuxɛğɛkʼən) (transitive)

1. to make someone upset, to make someone sad

   Кӏалэр игу хэсэгъэкӏы

   Kʼalɛr jigʷu xɛsɛğɛkʼə

   I am upsetting the boy.

   Кӏалэм игу хэмыгъэкӏ

   Kʼalɛm jigʷu xɛməğɛkʼ

   Don't make the boy sad.

   Сигу хэбэгъэкӏы

   Sigʷu xɛbɛğɛkʼə

   You are making me sad.

See also

• гухэкӏын (gʷuxɛkʼən) (intransitive)