нысэ

Adyghe

Etymology

Possibly from Digor Ossetian ностӕ (nostæ, daughter-in-law) or Arabic نساء (nisāʔ, women).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəsa]

Noun

нысэ • (nəsɛ)

  1. bride
  2. daughter-in-law
  3. sister-in-law

Declension

Derived terms

  • нысэгъу (nəsɛğʷu)

Descendants

(Taking Adyghe as representative of all Circassian)

  • Laz: ნისა (nisa), ნუსა (nusa)
  • Mingrelian: ნოსა (nosa), ნისა (nisa)

References

  • Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, pages 287–288

Kabardian

Etymology

Possibly from Digor Ossetian ностӕ (nostæ) or Arabic نساء (nisāʔ, women).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəsa]

Noun

нысэ • (nəsɛ)

  1. bride
  2. daughter-in-law
  3. sister-in-law

Declension

Derived terms

  • нысэгъу (nəsɛğʷu)

References

  • Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, pages 287–288
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