кӏалэ

Adyghe

Etymology

From кӏэ (č̣̍ă, “new”) +‎ лы (lə, “flesh”); hence literally “new flesh”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʼaːla]
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IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʼaːɮa]
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Noun

кӏалэ • (č̣̍ālă)

boy, young man
Кӏалэр макӏо
Č̣̍ālăr māč̣̍o
The boy is going.

Кӏэлэ дахэ
Č̣̍ălă dāxă
The beautiful young man.

Уикӏалэ къишэт
Wič̣̍ālă qišăt
Your boy will bring him/her - Your young man is going to merry her.

Declension

declension of кӏалэ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	кӏалэ (č̣̍ālă)	кӏалэхэ (č̣̍ālăxă)
nominative	кӏалэр (č̣̍ālăr)	кӏалэхэр (č̣̍ālăxăr)
ergative	кӏалэм (č̣̍ālăm)	кӏалэхэмэ (č̣̍ālăxămă)
instrumental	кӏалэ(м)кӏэ (č̣̍ālă(m)č̣̍ă)	кӏалэхэ(м)кӏэ (č̣̍ālăxă(m)č̣̍ă)
invertive	кӏалэу (č̣̍ālăw)	кӏалэхыу (č̣̍ālăxəw)

Synonyms

(boy): щӏалэ (š̍ʾālă) (Kabardian)
(boy): ӏьалэ (՚̍ālă) (Abzakh dialect)

See also

пшъашъэ (pŝāŝă) (girl)

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