гухэкӏын

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• гу хэкӏын (gʷu xɛkʼən)
• гум хэкӏын (gʷum xɛkʼən)

Etymology

From гу (gʷu, “heart”) +‎ хэкӏын (xɛkʼən, “to get decreased”); hence literally “to decrease the heart”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʷəxat͡ʃʼən]

Verb

гухэкӏын • (gʷuxɛkʼən) (intransitive)

1. to get hurt (emotionally)

   Сыгу хэбгъэкӏыгъ

   Səgʷu xɛbğɛkʼəğ

   You made me hurt.

   Кӏалэр ыгу хэкӏы

   Kʼalɛr əgʷu xɛkʼə

   The boy is getting hurt.

   Кӏалэр ыгу хэкӏыгъ сехъоным

   Kʼalɛr əgʷu xɛkʼəğ seχʷonəm

   The boy got hurt when I swore at him.

   Кӏалэм джэгуалъэр убэтагъэу ылъэгъумэ ыгу хэкӏыщт

   Kʼalɛm džɛgʷalˢɛr wubɛtağɛwu əlˢɛğʷumɛ əgʷu xɛkʼəśt

   If the boy sees the broken toy he will get hurt.

See also

• (to hurt someone): гухэгъэкӏын (gʷuxɛğɛkʼən) (transitive)
• (to get sad): зэгожъын (zɛgʷoẑən)