аҽы

Abkhaz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza *čə, from Proto-Northwest Caucasian *čə,[1] from Proto-Iranian *Hácwah.

Cognate with Ubykh чы (čə), Adyghe шы (šə), Kabardian шы (šə).

Noun

а-ҽы́ • (a-ĉə́) (pl аҽқәа́)

  1. horse

References
  1. Chirikba, Viacheslav A. (1996) Common West Caucasian: The Reconstruction of its Phonological System and Parts of its Lexicon and Morphology, Leiden: Research School CNWS, →ISBN, page 240
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