бажэ
Kabardian
Etymology
From Proto-Circassian *baǵá, from Proto-Northwest Caucasian *bӏagá (“jackal; fox”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [baːʒa]
Noun
бажэ • (bažɛ)
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бажэ (bažɛ) | бажэхэ (bažɛxɛ) |
| nominative | бажэр (bažɛr) | бажэхэр (bažɛxɛr) |
| ergative | бажэм (bažɛm) | бажэхэмэ (bažɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | бажэ(м)кӏэ (bažɛ(m)kʼɛ) | бажэхэ(м)кӏэ (bažɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | бажэу (bažɛwu) | бажэхыу (bažɛxəwu) |
References
- Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*bHV̆rgĂ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers