щэн

See also: штэн, щтэн, шэн, and Appendix:Variations of "sen"

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕan]

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Verb

щэн • (śɛn) (transitive)

1. to sell

   Кӏалэм ещэ бэнанэ ― Kʼalɛm jeśɛ bɛnanɛ ― The boy 'is selling a banana.

   Кӏалэм ищэрэп мыр ― Kʼalɛm jiśɛrɛp mər ― The boy 'is not selling this.

2. to take someone to, to bring someone somewhere

   Кӏалэм ешэ пшъашъэр еджапӏэм ― Kʼalɛm ješɛ pŝaŝɛr jedžapʼɛm ― The boy is taking the girl to school.

   Сыщ машинэмкӏэ хым ― Səś mašinɛmkʼɛ xəm ― Take me to the sea with the car.

   Томэр еджапӏэм щэ ― Tomɛr jedžapʼɛm śɛ ― Take Tom to school.

   Кӏалэр сэшэ еджапӏэм ― Kʼalɛr sɛšɛ jedžapʼɛm ― I am taking the boy to school.

   Кӏэлэцӏыкӏухэр уашэха еджапӏэм? ― Kʼɛlɛcʼəkʷʼuxɛr wašɛxa jedžapʼɛm? ― Are you taking the little kids to school?

3. to lead

   тхьаматым тэ заом тещэ ― tḥamatəm tɛ zawom teśɛ ― The leader is leading us to the war.

See also

• къэщэн (to bring someone)
• хьын (to carry)

Kabardian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕan]

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Noun

щэн • (śɛn)

1. behavior
2. characteristic

Verb

щэн • (śɛn)

1. to sell
2. to take someone to, to bring someone somewhere

Synonyms

• шэны (šɛnə) (Adyghe)