шъуин

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• мэшъуен (mɛšʷujen)
• шъуен (šʷujen) (Shapsug)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃʷəjan]

Verb

шъуин • (šʷujin) (intransitive)

1. to whistle

   Кӏалэр мэшъуе

   Kʼalɛr mɛšʷuje

   The boy is whistling.

   Сэ сэшъуе

   Sɛ sɛšʷuje

   I am whistling.

   Кӏалэр мэшъуешъу, пшъашъэр мэшъуешъурэп

   Kʼalɛr mɛšʷuješʷu, pŝaŝɛr mɛšʷuješʷurɛp

   The boy can whistle, the girl can't whistle.

   Къэбэртайхэр мэшъуешъухэрэп

   Qɛbɛrtajxɛr mɛšʷuješʷuxɛrɛp

   The Kabardians can't whistle.

Synonyms

• фиин (fijin) (Kabardian)