кӏалэ
Adyghe
Etymology
From кӏэ (č̣̍ă, “new”) + лы (lə, “flesh”); hence literally “new flesh”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃʼaːla]
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Noun
кӏалэ • (č̣̍ālă)
- boy
- Кӏалэр макӏо
- Č̣̍ālăr māč̣̍o
- The boy is going.
- Кӏэлэ дахэ
- Č̣̍ălă dāxă
- The beautiful young man.
- Уикӏалэ къишэт
- Wič̣̍ālă qišăt
- 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 (č̣̍ālă) | кӏалэхэ (č̣̍ālăxă) |
| nominative | кӏалэр (č̣̍ālăr) | кӏалэхэр (č̣̍ālăxăr) |
| ergative | кӏалэм (č̣̍ālăm) | кӏалэхэмэ (č̣̍ālăxămă) |
| instrumental | кӏалэ(м)кӏэ (č̣̍ālă(m)č̣̍ă) | кӏалэхэ(м)кӏэ (č̣̍ālăxă(m)č̣̍ă) |
| invertive | кӏалэу (č̣̍ālăw) | кӏалэхыу (č̣̍ālăxəw) |
Synonyms
- (boy): щӏалэ (š̍ʾālă) (Kabardian)
- (boy): ӏьалэ (՚̍ālă) (Abzakh dialect)
See also
- пшъашъэ (pŝāŝă) (girl)