кӏалэ

Adyghe

Etymology

From кӏэ (kʼɛ, “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 • (kʼalɛ)

1. boy

   Кӏалэр макӏо

   Kʼalɛr makʷʼo

   The boy is going.

   Кӏэлэ дах

   Kʼɛlɛ dax

   A beautiful young man.

2. young man

Declension

Declension of кӏалэ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	кӏалэ (kʼalɛ)	кӏалэхэ (kʼalɛxɛ)
nominative	кӏалэр (kʼalɛr)	кӏалэхэр (kʼalɛxɛr)
ergative	кӏалэм (kʼalɛm)	кӏалэхэмэ (kʼalɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	кӏалэ(м)кӏэ (kʼalɛ(m)kʼɛ)	кӏалэхэ(м)кӏэ (kʼalɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	кӏалэу (kʼalɛwu)	кӏалэхыу (kʼalɛxəwu)

Synonyms

• (boy): щӏалэ (śʼalɛ) (Kabardian)
• (boy): ӏьалэ (ʲʼalɛ) (Abzakh dialect)

See also

• пшъашъэ (pŝaŝɛ) (girl)