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Adyghe
Etymology
From Proto-Circassian *č́ʷǝ (“horse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
шы • (šə)
- horse
Noun
шы • (šə)
- brother
Kabardian
Etymology
From Proto-Circassian *č́ʷǝ (“horse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
шы • (šə)
- horse
Komi-Zyrian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɯ/,
- Hyphenation: шы
Etymology 1
From Proto-Permic *šȯ. Cognates include Komi-Permyak шы (šy).
Noun
шы • (šy)
- sound
- (phonology) phoneme
Declension
Possessive declension of шы
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Etymology 2
From Proto-Permic *šu̇, from Proto-Uralic *šoje. Cognates include Finnish hui and Udmurt ши (ši).
Noun
шы • (šy)
- spear
- bayonet
Declension
Possessive declension of шы
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References
- L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 746