шӏу лъэгъун

Adyghe

Etymology

From шӏу (šʷʼu, “well, good”) +‎ лъэгъун (lˢɛğʷun, “to see”); hence literally “too see in a positive way”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃʷʼə ɬaʁʷən]

Verb

шӏу лъэгъун • (šʷʼu lˢɛğʷun) (intransitive)

1. to love

   пшъашъэр шӏу сэлъэгъу — I love the girl.

   шӏу осэлъэгъу — I love you.

2. to see someone or something in a positive way, to like

   ущ ишӏэрэ шӏу сэлъэгъу — in see in a positive way the thing that person doing.

Synonyms

• (to love): фӏы лъэгъун (fʼə lˢɛğʷun) (Kabardian dialect)