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Adyghe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Circassian *čǝ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

шы (šə)

  1. horse

Noun

шы (šə)

  1. brother

Kabardian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Circassian *čǝ.

Pronunciation

Noun

шы (šə)

  1. horse

Komi-Zyrian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɯ/, [ˈʃ̺ɯ̈]
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: шы

Etymology 1

From Proto-Permic *šȯ. Cognates include Komi-Permyak шы (šy).

Noun

шы (šy)

  1. sound
  2. (phonology) phoneme
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
More information singular, plural ...

Etymology 2

From Proto-Permic *šu̇, from Proto-Uralic *šoje. Cognates include Finnish hui and Udmurt ши (ši).

Noun

шы (šy)

  1. spear
  2. bayonet
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
More information singular, plural ...

References

  • L. M. Beznosikova; E. A. Ajbabina; R. I. Kosnyreva (2000), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 746
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