гукъэкӏын

Adyghe edit

Etymology edit

From гу (gʷu, heart) +‎ къэкӏын (qɛkʼən, to come from); hence literally “to come from the heart”.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡʷəqat͡ʃʼən]

Verb edit

гукъэкӏын (gʷuqɛkʼən) (transitive)

  1. to remember
  2. to have a sudden thought or idea
    Зыгори сыгукъэкӏырэп
    Zəgʷori səgʷuqɛkʼərɛp
    I can't think of any ideas.
    Сыгукъэкӏыгъ хым тыхэхьанэу
    Səgʷuqɛkʼəğ xəm təxɛḥanɛwu
    I suddenly thought about the idea of us entering the sea.
    Сыд угукъэкӏыгъэ ори псы чъыӏэм ухэхьанэу
    Səd wugʷuqɛkʼəğɛ wori psə ĉəʼɛm wuxɛḥanɛwu
    What were you thinking entering the cold water.
    Кӏалэм ыгукъэкӏыгъ игъусэ пшъашъэ шӏухьафтын фырищэфынэу
    Kʼalɛm əgʷuqɛkʼəğ jiğʷusɛ pŝaŝɛ šʷʼuḥaftən fəriśɛfənɛwu
    The boy suddenly thought about buying a present for his girlfriend.

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