English Explanatory Dictionary

Kartvelian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus, namely Georgians, Svans, Mingrelians and Laz.
  2. A Georgian person.
name
  1. A family of languages spoken by the Kartvelian people.
adj
  1. pertaining to the Kartvelian peoples or languages such as Georgian.
  2. same as Georgian (language or ethnicity)

Pronunciation

/kɑɹtˈvɛliən/ /kɑɹtˈviːliən/ /kɑːtˈviːliən/ /kɑːtˈvɛliən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Kartvelian.wav

Word forms

Kartvelian Kartvelians

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Kartvelian *kart-der. Old Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) Georgian ქართველი (kartveli)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Kartvelian Borrowed from Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) + -ian.

Synonyms

Kartvel South Caucasian Georgian

Related words

Kartvelology
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