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те- (te-) +‎ хьан (ḥan)

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техьан (teḥan) (transitive)

  1. to go on the surface of something
    Кӏалэр унашъхьэм техьэ
    Kʼalɛr wunaŝḥɛm teḥɛ
    The boy is going up the roof.
    Джэхашъом утемыхь уицуакъэхэр шъоихэу
    Džɛxašʷom wuteməḥ wujicʷaqɛxɛr šʷojixɛwu
    Don't go on the floor with your shoes being dirty.
    Лӏыр сценэм къытехьагъ гущыӏэ къитынэу
    Lˢʼər scenɛm qəteḥağ gʷuśəʼɛ qitənɛwu
    The man came up to the stage to give a speech.
  2. to invade in order to attack
    Урыс дзэхэр чылэм къытехьагъэх
    Wurəs dzɛxɛr čəlɛm qəteḥağɛx
    The Russian armies assaulted the village.
    Укъыстемыхь джы, сыхьазырэп
    Wuqəsteməḥ džə, səḥazərɛp
    Don't assault me (my base), I am not ready.

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