къины

West Circassian

Etymology

From a Turkic source: Karachay-Balkar and Kumyk къыйын (qıyın, “hard, difficult”).

Pronunciation

• (Adyghe) IPA^(key): [qəjnə]

Adjective

къины • (qinə)

1. hard, difficult

   Тесты къины ― Testə qinə ― Hard test.

   Кӏалэм къиныкӏэ мащинэр ишӏыжьэгъ ― Kʼalɛm qinəkʼɛ maśinɛr jišʼəźɛğ ― The young man fixed the car with great difficulty.

   Мы ливилэр къины ― Mə livilɛr qinə ― This level is hard.

   Кӏалэм тестыр къиныщт ишӏошӏогъ, ау ӏэшӏэхэу къычӏэкӏыжьэгъ ― Kʼalɛm testər qinəśt jišʷʼošʷʼoğ, awu ʼɛšʼɛxɛwu qəĉʼɛkʼəźɛğ ― The boy thought the test gonna be hard, but it was easy.

Synonyms

• гугъу (gʷuğʷu)
• хьылъэ (ḥəlˢɛ)

See also

• ӏэшӏэх (ʼɛšʼɛx) (easy)