гъэхъун

Adyghe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʁaχʷən]

Verb

гъэхъун • (ğɛꭓʷun) (transitive)

  1. to turn someone/something to; to make someone/something become
    Тхьэматэу узгъэхъущт
    Tḥɛmatɛwu wuzğɛꭓʷuśt
    I will turn you into a boss.
    Cэ кӏалэр лӏэу сыгъэхъугъ
    Cɛ kʼalɛr lˢʼɛwu səğɛꭓʷuğ
    I turned the boy to a man.
    Дахэу узгъэхъущт
    Daxɛwu wuzğɛꭓʷuśt
    I will make you pretty.
    Бзылъфыгъэм къэгъагъэхэр дахэу егъэхъух
    Bzəlˢfəğɛm qɛğağɛxɛr daxɛwu jeğɛꭓʷux
    The woman is turning the flowers into beautiful flowers.
    Гъожьырэ шхъуантӏэрэ зэхэбгъахьэхэмэ уцышъоу хъущтых
    Ğʷoźərɛ šꭓʷantʼɛrɛ zɛxɛbğaḥɛxɛmɛ wucəšʷowu ꭓʷuśtəx
    If you mix yellow and blue, they will become green.
  2. to grow plants (to make plants "appear")
    Кӏалэм къэгъагъэхэр егъэхъух
    Kʼalɛm qɛğağɛxɛr jeğɛꭓʷux
    The boy is growing the flowers.
  3. to herd
    Чэмыр гъэхъун фае
    Čɛmər ğɛꭓʷun faje
    The cows need to be herded.
    Шыр дэщыгъэу гъэхъун фае
    Šər dɛśəğɛwu ğɛꭓʷun faje
    The horse must be herded while being led.
    Чэм ӏэхъогъур гъэхъун
    Čɛm ʼɛꭓʷoğʷur ğɛꭓʷun
    To herd a herd of cows
  4. to create from nothing (usually by God)
    Тхьэм дунаир мэфихыкӏэ къыгъэхъугъ
    Tḥɛm dunajir mɛfixəkʼɛ qəğɛꭓʷuğ
    God has created the world in six days.
  5. to make someone/something appear from nowhere
    Удым лӏыр унэм къыригъэхъуагъ
    Wudəm lˢʼər wunɛm qəriğɛꭓʷağ
    The sorcerer made the man appear inside the house.

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