кӏалэ
Adyghe
Etymology
From кӏэ (kʼɛ, “new”) + лы (lə, “flesh”); hence literally “new flesh”.
Pronunciation
Noun
кӏалэ • (kʼalɛ)
- boy
- Кӏалэр макӏо
- Kʼalɛr makʷʼo
- The boy is going.
- Кӏэлэ дахэ
- Kʼɛlɛ daxɛ
- The beautiful young man.
- Уикӏалэ къишэт
- Wujikʼalɛ qišɛt
- Your boy will bring him/her - Your young man is going to merry her.
- young man
Declension
declension of кӏалэ
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
indefinite | кӏалэ (kʼalɛ) | кӏалэхэ (kʼalɛxɛ) |
nominative | кӏалэр (kʼalɛr) | кӏалэхэр (kʼalɛxɛr) |
ergative | кӏалэм (kʼalɛm) | кӏалэхэмэ (kʼalɛxɛmɛ) |
instrumental | кӏалэ(м)кӏэ (kʼalɛ(m)kʼɛ) | кӏалэхэ(м)кӏэ (kʼalɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
invertive | кӏалэу (kʼalɛwu) | кӏалэхыу (kʼalɛxəwu) |
Synonyms
See also
- пшъашъэ (pŝaŝɛ) (girl)