ахьӡымҳәа

Abkhaz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aχʲdzəmχʷa]

Noun

а-хьӡымҳәа • (a-xʲdzəmḥʷa)

1. (euphemistic) snake
2. (euphemistic) traitor

   Анкьа, ажәытәӡа зыжәлар зыԥсахыз ацәагьахәыцҩы, ацәгьаршҩы ихьӡҵәҟьа рҳәаӡомызт. Амаҭ азы ахьӡымҳәа шәрҳәо еиԥш, уи аџьныш ма ахьӡымҳәа ҳәа ишьҭан. ― Ankʲʼa, aẑʷətʷʼdza zəẑʷlar zəpsaxəz acʷagʲaxʷəcjʷə, acʷgʲarŝjʷə ixʲdzcʷʼqʲʼa rḥʷadzoməztʼ. Amat azə axʲdzəmḥʷa ŝʷrḥʷo ejpŝ, wi adžnəŝ ma axʲdzəmḥʷa ḥʷa ištan. ― In ancient times, an intruder who betrayed his people was not called by name. He was called the devil, or the one whose name is not spoken, his name was tabooed like a snake.