нэкӏэон

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• енэкӏэон (jenɛkʼɛwon)

Etymology

From the Proto-Circassian нэкӏьэон /nakʲʼawan/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nat͡ʃʼawan]

Noun

нэкӏэон • (nɛkʼɛwon)

1. wink

Verb

нэкӏэон • (nɛkʼɛwon) (transitive)

1. to wink at someone

   Кӏалэр пшъашъэм енэкӏао

   Kʼalɛr pŝaŝɛm jenɛkʼawo

   The boy winks at the girl.

Synonyms

• (wink): нэкӏьэ нашъхьэ (nɛkʲʼɛ naŝḥɛ) (Shapsug dialect)
• (wink): нэкӏьэон (nɛkʲʼɛwon) (Shapsug dialect)
• (wink): накӏэ (nakʼɛ)