уэн

Kabardian

Etymology

Cognate with Adyghe он (won).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [wan]

Verb

уэн • (wen)

  1. to hit (someone or something, not by throwing)
  2. to eat with gusto
  3. to play music
  4. to shake (milk)
  5. to shoot
  6. to spend money thriftily
  7. to sting
  8. to weed

Derived terms
  • еуэн (jewen)

See also

Further reading
  • Шагиров, А. К. (1977), К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages]‎ (in Russian), volume II, Moscow: Nauka, page 92
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