щӏалэ

Kabardian

Etymology

From щӏэ (śʼɛ, “new”) +‎ лы (lə, “flesh”); hence literally “new flesh”.

Pronunciation

• (Kabardian dialect) IPA^(key): [ɕʼaːɮa]

Noun

щӏалэ • (śʼalɛ)

1. boy
2. young man

Synonyms

• (boy): ӏьалэ (ʲʼalɛ) (Abzakh dialect)
• (boy): кӏалэ (kʼalɛ) (Adyghe dialect)

See also

• пщащэ (pśaśɛ) (girl)