пшъашъэ
West Circassian
Etymology
From Proto-Circassian *pśaśá, from Proto-Northwest Caucasian *śʷasá. Compare East Circassian пщащэ (pśaśɛ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pʂaːʂa]
Audio: (file)
Noun
пшъашъэ (pŝaŝɛ)
- 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.
- young woman, young lady
Declension
| 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) |
See also
- кӏалэ (kʼalɛ, “boy”)
- пшъэшъэжъый (pŝɛŝɛẑəj, “little girl”)