зэкӏэкӏон

Adyghe

Etymology

From зэкӏэ- (zɛkʼɛ-, “backward prefix”) +‎ кӏон (kʷʼon, “to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zat͡ʃʼakʷʼan]

Verb

зэкӏэкӏон • (zɛkʼɛkʷʼon) (intransitive)

1. to walk backward, to go backward

   Зэкӏакӏу

   Zɛkʼakʷʼu

   Go backward.

   Кӏалэр зэкӏакӏо

   Kʼalɛr zɛkʼakʷʼo

   The boy is walking backward.

   Мащинэ зэкӏэкӏошъурэп

   Maśinɛ zɛkʼɛkʷʼošʷurɛp

   The car can't run backward.