бзы

бзы

Adyghe

Etymology

From Proto-Circassian *bzə. Cognate with Kabardian бзы (bzə). See also Laz ბოზო (bozo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bzə]

Noun

бзы • (bzə)

1. female

   Antonym: хъу (χʷu, “male”)

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Kabardian

Etymology

From Proto-Circassian *bzə. Cognate with Adyghe бзы (bzə). See also Laz ბოზო (bozo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bzə]

Noun

бзы • (bzə)

1. female

   Antonym: хъу (χʷu, “male”)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bzɨ]

Noun

бзы • (bzy) m inan pl

1. nominative/accusative plural of боз (boz)

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Ubykh

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *bzǝ Cognate with Proto-Circassian *psə.

Noun

бзы • (bzə)

1. water

Further reading

• Ubykh wordlist
• Nart Sagas: Ancient Myths and Legends of the Circassians and Abkhazians (→ISBN, 2016)
• Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), “*pĭnc̣_wĂ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers