лъэкӏын

Adyghe

Etymology 1

Cognate with Kabardian лъэщӏын (lˢɛśʼən).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɬat͡ʃʼən]

Verb

лъэкӏын • (lˢɛkʼən) (transitive)

1. to brush

   Бзылъфыгъэр мэлъакӏэ (intransitive) ― Bzəlˢfəğɛr mɛlˢakʼɛ ― The woman is brushing.

   Бзылъфыгъэм елъэкӏы джэхашъо джанэкӏэ (transitive) ― Bzəlˢfəğɛm jelˢɛkʼə džɛxašʷo džanɛkʼɛ ― The woman is brushing the floor with a shirt.

   Кӏалэм ицэхэр елъэкӏых ― Kʼalɛm jicɛxɛr jelˢɛkʼəx ― The boy is brushing his teeth.

   Уицэхэр лъэкӏых ― Wujicɛxɛr lˢɛkʼəx ― Brush your teeth.

   Псым ухэкӏыжьмэ ӏэплъэкӏыкӏэ зылъэкӏыжь ― Psəm wuxɛkʼəźmɛ ʼɛplˢɛkʼəkʼɛ zəlˢɛkʼəź ― When you will come out from the water brush yourself with a towel.

2. to wipe off

   Кӏалэм ыӏэхэр ӏаплъэкӏымкӏэ елъэкӏых ― Kʼalɛm əʼɛxɛr ʼaplˢɛkʼəmkʼɛ jelˢɛkʼəx ― The boy wipes his hands with a towel.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɬakʲʼən]

Verb

лъэкӏын • (lˢɛkʼən) (transitive)

1. to be able to, to manage to do, to be capable of doing

   Бзылъфыгъэр къеджэн ылъэкӏын ― Bzəlˢfəğɛr qedžɛn əlˢɛkʼən ― The woman is able to read.

   Лӏым шымкӏэ кӏэхьан ылъэкӏыгъэп ― Lˢʼəm šəmkʼɛ kʼɛḥan əlˢɛkʼəğɛp ― The man was not able to catch up with him.

   Лӏыжъыр псынкӏэу кӏонэу фэлъэкӏы ― Lˢʼəẑər psənkʼɛwu kʷʼonɛwu fɛlˢɛkʼə ― The old man is capable of going fast.

Alternative forms

• лъэкӏьын (lˢɛkʲʼən) — Shapsug