бжын

Kabardian

Alternative forms

• бжэн (bžɛn) — objectless form

Etymology

From Proto-Circassian *pč:ǝ- (Nikolayev / Starostin) or *bč:ǝ- (Šagirov). Cognate with Adyghe пчъын (pĉən); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʒən]

Verb

бжын • (bžən)

1. to count

   Щӏалэр мабже.

   Śʼalɛr mabže.

   The boy is counting.

   Щӏалэм вагъуэр ебж.

   Śʼalɛm vağʷɛr jebž.

   The boy is counting the stars.

References

• Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages]‎^[1] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 87