ӏэкӏэкӏын

Adyghe

Etymology

From Proto-Circassian /ʔat͡ʃʼakʲʼən/. Literally means "to break out of somebody's hands".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔat͡ʃʼat͡ʃʼən]

Verb

ӏэкӏэкӏын • (ʼɛkʼɛkʼən) (transitive)

1. to let someone get away or run away (inadvertently)

   Кӏалэр хьэмэ аӏэкӏэкӏыгъ

   Kʼalɛr ḥɛmɛ aʼɛkʼɛkʼəğ

   The boy got away from the dogs.

   Шъукъэсыубытмэ шъукъысӏэкӏэкӏыщтып

   Šʷuqɛsəwubətmɛ šʷuqəsʼɛkʼɛkʼəśtəp

   If I caught you (pl.) you won't get away from me.

   Пцӏы кӏалэм ӏэкӏэкӏыгъ.

   Pcʼə kʼalɛm ʼɛkʼɛkʼəğ.

   The boy let a lie slip away inadvertently

2. to break out of somebody's hands
3. to miss out inadvertently

   Кӏалэм фылымыр ӏэкӏэкӏыгъ

   Kʼalɛm fələmər ʼɛkʼɛkʼəğ

   The boy missed out the film incidentally.

   Кӏалэм уахътэр ӏэкӏэкӏыгъ

   Kʼalɛm waχtɛr ʼɛkʼɛkʼəğ

   The boy lost time incidentally

4. to skip over

Synonyms

• ӏэщӏэкӏын (ʼɛśʼɛkʼən) (Kabardian)
• ӏэкӏэкӏьын (ʼɛkʼɛkʲʼən) (Shapsug)