дэкӏон

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

• (Adyghe dialect) IPA^(key): [dakʷʼan]

Verb

дэкӏон • (dɛkʷʼon)

1. to go with him/her, to go alongside him/her

   пшъашъэр кӏалым дэкӏот — The girl will go with the boy.

   укъэсдэкӏота? — Will you go with me?

   лӏитӏор мэзым зэдэкӏуагъэх — The two men went to to the forest together.

   иропым уиунагъо удэкӏота? — Will you go to Europe with your family?

   томыр нартым дакӏо — Tom is going with Nart.

2. to marry a man/boy.

   пшъашъэр кӏалым дэкӏот — The girl will marry the boy.

   укъэсдэкӏота? — Will you marry me? (Can only said to women)

   нартым ыпшъашъэ дэкӏот — Nart's daughter will get marry.

   томым ыпшъашъитӏу дэкӏуагъэх — Tom's both daughters are married.

   дэянэ томым дакӏо — Diana is marrying Tom.

See also

• къэщэн (qɛśɛn) (to marry (Said only to men))