жьакӏэ

Kabardian

Etymology

From жьэ (źɛ, “mouth”) +‎ кӏэ (kʼɛ, “tail”). The word may be reconstructible at the Proto-Circassian level as *žāḳ’ā /ʒaːkʼʲa/. Cognate with Adyghe жакӏэ (žakʼɛ), жакӏьэ (žakʲʼɛ); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʑaːtʃʼa]

Noun

жьакӏэ • (źakʼɛ)

1. beard

Declension

Declension of жьакӏэ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	жьакӏэ (źakʼɛ)	жьакӏэхэ (źakʼɛxɛ)
nominative	жьакӏэр (źakʼɛr)	жьакӏэхэр (źakʼɛxɛr)
ergative	жьакӏэм (źakʼɛm)	жьакӏэхэмэ (źakʼɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	жьакӏэ(м)кӏэ (źakʼɛ(m)kʼɛ)	жьакӏэхэ(м)кӏэ (źakʼɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	жьакӏэу (źakʼɛwu)	жьакӏэхыу (źakʼɛxəwu)