шӏу лъэгъун

Adyghe

Etymology

From шӏу (šʷʼu, “well, good”) +‎ лъэгъун (lˢɛğʷun, “to see”), literally “to see in a positive way”. Compare Kabardian фӏы лъэгъун (fʼə lˢɛğʷun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃʷʼə ɬaʁʷən]

Verb

шӏу лъэгъун • (šʷʼu lˢɛğʷun) (intransitive)

  1. to love
    пшъашъэр шӏу сэлъэгъу ― pŝaŝɛr šʷʼu sɛlˢɛğʷu ― I love the girl.
    шӏу осэлъэгъу ― šʷʼu wosɛlˢɛğʷu ― I love you.
  2. to see someone or something in a positive way, to like
    ущ ишӏэрэ шӏу сэлъэгъу ― wuś jišʼɛrɛ šʷʼu sɛlˢɛğʷu ― in see in a positive way the thing that person doing.
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