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Etymology 1
Cognate with Kabardian лъэщӏын (lˢɛśʼən).
Pronunciation
Verb
лъэкӏын • (lˢɛkʼən) (transitive)
- to brush
- Бзылъфыгъэр мэлъакӏэ (intransitive) ― Bzəlˢfəğɛr mɛlˢakʼɛ ― The woman is brushing.
- Бзылъфыгъэм елъэкӏы джэхашъо джанэкӏэ (transitive) ― Bzəlˢfəğɛm jelˢɛkʼə džɛxašʷo džanɛkʼɛ ― The woman is brushing the floor with a shirt.
- Кӏалэм ицэхэр елъэкӏых ― Kʼalɛm jicɛxɛr jelˢɛkʼəx ― The boy is brushing his teeth.
- Уицэхэр лъэкӏых ― Wujicɛxɛr lˢɛkʼəx ― Brush your teeth.
- Псым ухэкӏыжьмэ ӏэплъэкӏыкӏэ зылъэкӏыжь ― Psəm wuxɛkʼəźmɛ ʼɛplˢɛkʼəkʼɛ zəlˢɛkʼəź ― When you will come out from the water brush yourself with a towel.
- to wipe off
- Кӏалэм ыӏэхэр ӏаплъэкӏымкӏэ елъэкӏых ― Kʼalɛm əʼɛxɛr ʼaplˢɛkʼəmkʼɛ jelˢɛkʼəx ― The boy wipes his hands with a towel.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
лъэкӏын • (lˢɛkʼən) (transitive)
- to be able to, to manage to do, to be capable of doing
- Бзылъфыгъэр къеджэн ылъэкӏын ― Bzəlˢfəğɛr qedžɛn əlˢɛkʼən ― The woman is able to read.
- Лӏым шымкӏэ кӏэхьан ылъэкӏыгъэп ― Lˢʼəm šəmkʼɛ kʼɛḥan əlˢɛkʼəğɛp ― The man was not able to catch up with him.
- Лӏыжъыр псынкӏэу кӏонэу фэлъэкӏы ― Lˢʼəẑər psənkʼɛwu kʷʼonɛwu fɛlˢɛkʼə ― The old man is capable of going fast.