бжын
Appearance
Kabardian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- бжэн (bžɛn) — objectless form
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Circassian *pč:ǝ- (Nikolayev / Starostin) or *bč:ǝ- (Šagirov). Cognate with Adyghe пчъын (pĉən); see there for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]бжын • (bžən)
- to count
- Щӏалэр мабже.
- Śʼalɛr mabže.
- The boy is counting.
- Щӏалэм вагъуэр ебж.
- Śʼalɛm vağʷɛr jebž.
- The boy is counting the stars.
References
[edit]- Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages][1] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 87