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Adyghe
Etymology
In Circassian marriage, the word "marrying" used by the Circassians is къэщэн for the man which means "to bring", and дэкӏон for the woman which means "to go alongside with".
Pronunciation
Noun
къэщэн • (qɛśɛn)
- fiancee
- romantic partner (boyfriend or girlfriend)
- Уикъэщэн уиунэ къакӏо ― Wujiqɛśɛn wujiwunɛ qakʷʼo ― Your romantic partner is coming to your house.
- Сикъэщэн сэлъагъу ― Siqɛśɛn sɛlˢağʷu ― I am seeing my romantic partner.
- Кӏалэмрэ пшъашъэмрэ зэкъэщэных ― Kʼalɛmrɛ pŝaŝɛmrɛ zɛqɛśɛnəx ― The boy and the girl are romantic partners.
Verb
къэщэн • (qɛśɛn)
- to bring someone
- кӏалым пшъашъэр къищагъ ― kʼaləm pŝaŝɛr qiśağ ― The boy brought the girl.
- сыкъэпщэта? ― səqɛpśɛta? ― Will you bring me?
- тиунэ укъакӏомэ уишы къэздащ ― tiwunɛ wuqakʷʼomɛ wujišə qɛzdaś ― When you come to my house, bring your brother.
- томэр къащэба ― tomɛr qaśɛba ― Bring Tom.
- нартым томыр къещэ ― nartəm tomər qeśɛ ― Nart is bringing Tom.
- to marry a woman/girl.
- кӏалым пшъашъэр къищагъ ― kʼaləm pŝaŝɛr qiśağ ― The boy married the girl.
- сыкъэпщэта? — Will you marry me? (Can only said to men).
- нартым ыпшъашъэ къэсщэт ― nartəm əpŝaŝɛ qɛsśɛt ― I will marry Nart's daughter.
- томым ыпшъашъитӏу къэщагъэх ― toməm əpŝaŝitʷʼu qɛśağɛx ― Tom's both daughters are married.
- томым дэянэр къещэ ― toməm dɛjanɛr qeśɛ ― Tom is marrying Diana.
See also
- дэкӏон (dɛkʷʼon) (to marry (Said only to women))
- щэн (śɛn) (to take someone)