гу къеон

Adyghe

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʷə jawan]

Verb

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.