макӏэ

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• маӏьэ (maʲʼɛ) (Abzakh dialect)

Etymology

Cognate with Kabardian мащӏэ (maśʼɛ, “few”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maːt͡ʃa]

Adverb

макӏэ • (makʼɛ)

1. (literary) few

   кӏэлэ макӏ иӏэ — He have few boys.

   ахъшэ макӏэ къыситгъэ — He gave me few money.

   кӏэлэхэр макӏэу екъух — The boys are few.

   ахъшэ макӏэ къыситгъэ — The beautiful boy.

   макӏэ ишӏэрэ — Few what he knows - Few what he does.

   лӏыжъым иныбжьэ макӏэп — The age of the old man is not little.

   кӏэлэхэмэ сибэнанэ яшхыгъым фэшкӏэ, бэнанэу сиӏэ нэхь макӏэу мэхъогъ — Because the boys ate my bananas, my bananas that I have become fewer.

Synonyms

• (few): тэкӏу (tɛkʷʼu)