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ӏуащхьэмахуэ

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Kabardian

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Etymology

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From ӏуащхьэ (ʼwaśḥɛ, “mount”) +‎ махуэ (maxʷɛ, “blessed”); hence literally, “blessed mountain, happy mountain”.[1] Cognate with Adyghe ӏуашъхьэмафэ (ʼwaŝḥɛmafɛ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔʷaɕħamaːxʷa]

Proper noun

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ӏуащхьэмахуэ • (ʼwaśḥɛmaxʷɛ)

  1. Mount Elbrus (a mountain in the Caucasus)

References

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  1. ^
    (Can we date this quote?) [2001], Amjad M. Jaimoukha, The Circassians: A Handbook‎[1], Palgrave, →ISBN:
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