чъыӏэ лӏэн

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Adyghe

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Etymology

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From чъыӏэ (ĉəʼɛ, cold) +‎ лӏэн (lˢʼɛn, to die); hence literally “to freeze to death”.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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чъыӏэ лӏэн (ĉəʼɛ lˢʼɛn) (intransitive)

  1. to be cold, to freeze from cold
    Чэщым удэкӏмэ чъыӏэ улӏэт — If you go out at night you will be cold.

Conjugation

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Pronoun
  • чъыӏэ сэлӏэ - i am cold
  • чъыӏэ тэлӏэ - we are cold
  • чъыӏэ уэлӏэ - you are cold
  • чъыӏэ шъолӏэ - you (plural) are cold
  • чъыӏэ малӏэ - he is cold (for Absolutive case)
  • чъыӏэ малӏэх - they are cold (for Absolutive case)
  • чъыӏэ лӏэ! - get cold!
Tense
  • чъыӏэ малӏэ - he is cold
  • чъыӏэ мэлӏагъ - he was cold
  • чъыӏэ мэлӏэт - he will be cold