пчъэӏупэ

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• пчъэӏу (pĉɛʼwu)

Etymology

From пчъэ (pĉɛ, “door”) +‎ ӏупэ (ʼwupɛ, “lips”); hence literally “door lips”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pt͡ʃaʔʷəpa]

Noun

пчъэӏупэ • (pĉɛʼwupɛ)

1. In front of the entrance, the entrance door

   Пчъэӏупэм шъуӏутысхь — Sit in front of the house entrance.

2. porch

Declension

declension of пчъэӏупэ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	пчъэӏупэ (pĉɛʼwupɛ)	пчъэӏупэхэ (pĉɛʼwupɛxɛ)
nominative	пчъэӏупэр (pĉɛʼwupɛr)	пчъэӏупэхэр (pĉɛʼwupɛxɛr)
ergative	пчъэӏупэм (pĉɛʼwupɛm)	пчъэӏупэхэмэ (pĉɛʼwupɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	пчъэӏупэ(м)кӏэ (pĉɛʼwupɛ(m)kʼɛ)	пчъэӏупэхэ(м)кӏэ (pĉɛʼwupɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	пчъэӏупэу (pĉɛʼwupɛwu)	пчъэӏупэхыу (pĉɛʼwupɛxəwu)

Synonyms

• лъэгуц (lˢɛgʷuc)