пшъашъэ

Adyghe

Etymology

From Proto-Circassian *pśaśá, from Proto-Northwest Caucasian *śʷasá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʂaːʂa]

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Noun

пшъашъэ • (pŝaŝɛ)

1. girl

   пшъашъэр макӏо ― pŝaŝɛr makʷʼo ― The girl is going.

   пшъэшъэ дахэ ― pŝɛŝɛ daxɛ ― a beautiful girl

   уипшъашъэ дэкӏощт ― wujipŝaŝɛ dɛkʷʼośt ― Your girl will go alongside him/Your girl is going to marry him.

2. young woman, young lady

Declension

Declension of пшъашъэ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	пшъашъэ (pŝaŝɛ)	пшъашъэхэ (pŝaŝɛxɛ)
nominative	пшъашъэр (pŝaŝɛr)	пшъашъэхэр (pŝaŝɛxɛr)
ergative	пшъашъэм (pŝaŝɛm)	пшъашъэхэмэ (pŝaŝɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	пшъашъэ(м)кӏэ (pŝaŝɛ(m)kʼɛ)	пшъашъэхэ(м)кӏэ (pŝaŝɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	пшъашъэу (pŝaŝɛwu)	пшъашъэхыу (pŝaŝɛxəwu)

Synonyms

• пщащэ (pśaśɛ) (Kabardian)

See also

• кӏалэ (kʼalɛ) (boy)
• пшъэшъэжъый (pŝɛŝɛẑəj) (little girl)
• хъыджэбз (χədžɛbz) (little girl)