зэхэдзын

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zaxad͡zən]

Verb

зэхэдзын • (zɛxɛdzən) (transitive)

1. to distinguish between

   Чэтыу хъумрэ бзымрэ зэхэсэдзых

   Čɛtəwu χʷumrɛ bzəmrɛ zɛxɛsɛdzəx

   I distinguish between the male cat and female cat.

   Шъохэ зэхэбдзыхэрэба?

   Šʷoxɛ zɛxɛbdzəxɛrɛba?

   Don't you distinguish between the colors?.

2. to separate into groups, to segregate

   Кӏалэхэмрэ пшъашъэхэмрэ зэхэдзых

   Kʼalɛxɛmrɛ pŝaŝɛxɛmrɛ zɛxɛdzəx

   Separate the boys and girls into groups.

   Лӏым зырзырэу тызэхидзэгъ

   Lˢʼəm zərzərɛwu təzɛxidzɛğ

   The man separated us into singles.

   Тӏурытӏоу зэхэдзыгъэхэу лӏыхэр мэзым хахьэх

   Tʷʼurətʷʼowu zɛxɛdzəğɛxɛwu lˢʼəxɛr mɛzəm xaḥɛx

   The men are entering the forest separated into pairs.

See also

• зэхэдзышъун (zɛxɛdzəšʷun) (to be able to distinguish)