шӏу

Adyghe

Etymology 1

Letter

шӏу • (šʷʼu) (lower case, upper case Шӏу)

1. The fifty-seventh letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Дзу дзу, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жъ жъ, Жъу жъу, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Пӏу пӏу, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, Тӏу тӏу, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цу цу, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Шъ шъ, Шъу шъу, Шӏ шӏ, Шӏу шӏу, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

Etymology 2

From Proto-Circassian *цӏу. Compare Kabardian фӏы (fʼə).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃʷʼə]

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Adjective

шӏу • (šʷʼu)

1. good

   Уатхъэ шӏоп иджы ― Watχɛ šʷʼop jidžə ― It is not a good time now.

Adverb

шӏу • (šʷʼu)

1. well

   Щаер шӏу сышӏыгъа? ― Śajer šʷʼu səšʼəğa? ― Did I made the tea well?

Etymology 3

Noun

шӏу • (šʷʼu)

1. liver