бажэ

Kabardian

Etymology

From Proto-Circassian *baǵá, from Proto-Northwest Caucasian *bӏagá (“jackal; fox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baːʒa]

Noun

бажэ • (bažɛ)

1. fox

Declension

declension of бажэ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	бажэ (bažɛ)	бажэхэ (bažɛxɛ)
nominative	бажэр (bažɛr)	бажэхэр (bažɛxɛr)
ergative	бажэм (bažɛm)	бажэхэмэ (bažɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	бажэ(м)кӏэ (bažɛ(m)kʼɛ)	бажэхэ(м)кӏэ (bažɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	бажэу (bažɛwu)	бажэхыу (bažɛxəwu)

References

• Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*bHV̆rgĂ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎^[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers