псэлъэн

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• мэпсэлъэн (mɛpsɛlˢɛn)

Etymology

From the root псалъэ /psaːɬa/ "word".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [psaɬan]

Verb

псэлъэн • (psɛlˢɛn) (intransitive)

1. to talk

   Кӏалэр мэпсалъэ ― Kʼalɛr mɛpsalˢɛ ― The boy is talking.

   Адыгэбзэкӏэ опсалъа? ― Adəɣɛbzɛkʼɛ wopsalˢa? ― Do you speak Circassian?

   Ары Адыгэбзэкӏэ сэпсалъэ ― Arə Adəɣɛbzɛkʼɛ sɛpsalˢɛ ― Indeed, i am speaking Circassian.

   Кӏалэм сыдэпсалъэ ― Kʼalɛm sədɛpsalˢɛ ― I am talking with the boy.

   Телефонымкӏэ сыпсалъэу укъэсдэмыпсалъ ― Telefonəmkʼɛ səpsalˢɛwu wuqɛsdɛməpsalˢ ― While I am talking in the phone, don't talk with me.

   Кӏалэр телефонымкӏэ мэпсалъэ непенэу ― Kʼalɛr telefonəmkʼɛ mɛpsalˢɛ nepenɛwu ― The boy is talking in the phone the whole day.

   Усдэпсалъэмэ синэ къычӏаплъ ― Wusdɛpsalˢɛmɛ sinɛ qəĉʼaplˢ ― When I am talking to you look into my eye.

   Кӏалэр мэукӏытэу пшъашъэм дэпсалъэшъурэп ― Kʼalɛr mɛwukʼətɛwu pŝaŝɛm dɛpsalˢɛšʷurɛp ― The boy while being shy can't talk to the girl.

   Умыукӏытэу къэсдэпсалъ ― Wuməwukʼətɛwu qɛsdɛpsalˢ ― Talk to me while not being shy.

   Кӏалэм мэпсалъэнэ икӏас ― Kʼalɛm mɛpsalˢɛnɛ jikʼas ― The boy loves to talk.

Synonyms

• мэгущыӏэн (mɛgʷuśəʼɛn)

See also

• мэпсэлъыхъон (mɛpsɛlˢəꭓʷon)

Kabardian

Etymology

From the root псалъэ /psaːɬa/ "word".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [psaɬan]

Verb

псэлъэн • (psɛlˢɛn) (intransitive)

1. to talk