джэгун

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• гьэгун (gʲɛgʷun) — Shapsug

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒaɡʷən]

Verb

джэгун • (džɛgʷun) (intransitive)

1. to play (a game)

   Кӏалэр мэджэгу ― Kʼalɛr mɛdžɛgʷu ― The boy is playing.

   Кӏалэр джэгуалъэм реджэгу ― Kʼalɛr džɛgʷalˢɛm redžɛgʷu ― The boy is playing with the toy.

   Кӏалэмрэ пшъашъэмрэ зэдэджэгух ― Kʼalɛmrɛ pŝaŝɛmrɛ zɛdɛdžɛgʷux ― The boy and the girl are playing together.

   Кӏалэр къэсдэджэгу ― Kʼalɛr qɛsdɛdžɛgʷu ― The boy is playing with me.

   Кӏалэр джэгунэу фаеп ― Kʼalɛr džɛgʷunɛwu fajep ― The boy doesn't want to play.

   Хатэм щыджэгу ― Xatɛm śədžɛgʷu ― Play in the garden.

2. to play, to act (To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)

   Лӏыр филмымкӏэ докторэу къэджэгу ― Lˢʼər filməmkʼɛ doktorɛwu qɛdžɛgʷu ― The man is playing as a doctor in the film.

3. (rare) to dance in a Djagu (a Circassian dance party)

   Кӏалэр мэджэгу ― Kʼalɛr mɛdžɛgʷu ― The boy dances.

Synonyms

• къешӏэн (qešʼɛn) (to dance)
• ешӏэн (ješʼɛn) (to dance)
• къэшъон (qɛšʷon) (to dance)
• уджын (wudžən) (to dance)

See also

• мэджэгун (mɛdžɛgʷun)

Kabardian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒaɡʷən]

Verb

джэгун • (džɛgʷun)

1. to play (a game)

   щӏалэр мэджэгу ― śʼalɛr mɛdžɛgʷu ― The boy is playing.

2. to play, to act (To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
3. to dance in a Djagu (a Circassian dance party)

Synonyms

• ещӏэн (jeśʼɛn) (to dance)
• къэфэн (qɛfɛn) (to dance)