жьакӏэ
Kabardian
Etymology
From жьэ (źɛ, “mouth”) + кӏэ (kʼɛ, “tail”). The word may be reconstructible at the Proto-Circassian level as *žāḳ’ā /ʒaːkʼʲa/. Cognate with Adyghe жакӏэ (žakʼɛ), жакӏьэ (žakʲʼɛ); see there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʑaːtʃʼa]
Noun
жьакӏэ • (źakʼɛ)
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жьакӏэ (źakʼɛ) | жьакӏэхэ (źakʼɛxɛ) |
| nominative | жьакӏэр (źakʼɛr) | жьакӏэхэр (źakʼɛxɛr) |
| ergative | жьакӏэм (źakʼɛm) | жьакӏэхэмэ (źakʼɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | жьакӏэ(м)кӏэ (źakʼɛ(m)kʼɛ) | жьакӏэхэ(м)кӏэ (źakʼɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | жьакӏэу (źakʼɛwu) | жьакӏэхыу (źakʼɛxəwu) |