къины

Adyghe

Etymology

From a Turkic source: Karachay-Balkar and Kumyk къыйын (qıyın, “hard, difficult”).

Pronunciation

  • (Adyghe) IPA(key): [qəjnə]

Adjective

къины • (qinə)

  1. hard, difficult
    Тесты къины ― Testə qinə ― Hard test.
    Кӏалэм къиныкӏэ мащинэр ишӏыжьэгъ ― Kʼalɛm qinəkʼɛ maśinɛr jišʼəźɛğ ― The young man fixed the car with great difficulty.
    Мы ливилэр къины ― Mə livilɛr qinə ― This level is hard.
    Кӏалэм тестыр къиныщт ишӏошӏогъ, ау ӏэшӏэхэу къычӏэкӏыжьэгъ ― Kʼalɛm testər qinəśt jišʷʼošʷʼoğ, awu ʼɛšʼɛxɛwu qəĉʼɛkʼəźɛğ ― The boy thought the test gonna be hard, but it was easy.

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