атакъэ

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Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *t:aq:a. Cognate with Kabardian адакъэ (adaqɛ), Ubykh táqa.

The second meaning is a semantic loan from Russian петух (petux).

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Noun

атакъэ • (ataqɛ)

  1. rooster, cock
  2. (slang) gay person; a homosexual

Declension

Declension of атакъэ
case singular plural
indefinite атакъэ (ataqɛ) атакъэхэ (ataqɛxɛ)
nominative атакъэр (ataqɛr) атакъэхэр (ataqɛxɛr)
ergative атакъэм (ataqɛm) атакъэхэмэ (ataqɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental атакъэ(м)кӏэ (ataqɛ(m)kʼɛ) атакъэхэ(м)кӏэ (ataqɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive атакъэу (ataqɛwu) атакъэхыу (ataqɛxəwu)

References

  1. ^ Abdokov, A. I. (1973) Фонетические и лексические параллели абхазско-адыгских языков ‎ (in Russian), Nalchik: Elbrus, page 39
  2. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*t:aq:a”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers
  3. ^ Ḳvaxaʒe, Aleksandre (2014) Merab Čuxua, editor, Čerkezul ena-ḳilo-tkmata semanṭiḳur-šedarebiti leksiḳoni (in Georgian), Tbilisi, page 77
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