лъэкӏын

(Redirected from лъэкӀын)

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Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Kabardian лъэщӏын (lˢɛśʼən).

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лъэкӏын (lˢɛkʼən) (transitive)

  1. to brush
    Бзылъфыгъэр мэлъакӏэ (intransitive)Bzəlˢfəğɛr mɛlˢakʼɛThe woman is brushing.
    Бзылъфыгъэм елъэкӏы джэхашъо джанэкӏэ (transitive)Bzəlˢfəğɛm jelˢɛkʼə džɛxašʷo džanɛkʼɛThe woman is brushing the floor with a shirt.
    Кӏалэм ицэхэр елъэкӏыхKʼalɛm jicɛxɛr jelˢɛkʼəxThe boy is brushing his teeth.
    Уицэхэр лъэкӏыхWujicɛxɛr lˢɛkʼəxBrush your teeth.
    Псым ухэкӏыжьмэ ӏэплъэкӏыкӏэ зылъэкӏыжьPsəm wuxɛkʼəźmɛ ʼɛplˢɛkʼəkʼɛ zəlˢɛkʼəźWhen you will come out from the water brush yourself with a towel.
  2. to wipe off
    Кӏалэм ыӏэхэр ӏаплъэкӏымкӏэ елъэкӏыхKʼalɛm əʼɛxɛr ʼaplˢɛkʼəmkʼɛ jelˢɛkʼəxThe boy wipes his hands with a towel.

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лъэкӏын (lˢɛkʼən) (transitive)

  1. to be able to, to manage to do, to be capable of doing
    Бзылъфыгъэр къеджэн ылъэкӏынBzəlˢfəğɛr qedžɛn əlˢɛkʼənThe woman is able to read.
    Лӏым шымкӏэ кӏэхьан ылъэкӏыгъэпLˢʼəm šəmkʼɛ kʼɛḥan əlˢɛkʼəğɛpThe man was not able to catch up with him.
    Лӏыжъыр псынкӏэу кӏонэу фэлъэкӏыLˢʼəẑər psənkʼɛwu kʷʼonɛwu fɛlˢɛkʼəThe old man is capable of going fast.
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