гу къеон

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Adyghe

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Etymology

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From гу (gʷu, heart) +‎ он (won, to hit); hence literally “Heart hits”.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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гу къеон (gʷu qewon) (intransitive)

  1. one's heart to beat; to be having heartbeats
    Сыгу къео
    Səgʷu qewo
    My heart is beating.
    Лӏыжъым ыгу къеожьырэп
    Lˢʼəẑəm əgʷu qewoźərɛp
    The old-man's heart isn't beating anymore.
    Сыгу джыри къео
    Səgʷu džəri qewo
    My heart is still beating.
    Кӏалэм мэзым ыгу къеуи хэт
    Kʼalɛm mɛzəm əgʷu qewuji xɛt
    The boy is in the forest, with a heart beating.
  2. to be anxious
  3. to get very scared
    Фылым уигъэштэтым сыгу къыригъао
    Fələm wujiğɛštɛtəm səgʷu qəriğawo
    The horror film scares me.
    Сыгу къебгъэуагъ
    Səgʷu qebğɛwağ
    You scared the hell out of me.