Kartvelian

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /kɑɹtˈvɛliən/, /kɑɹtˈviːliən/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɑːtˈviːliən/, /kɑːtˈvɛliən/

Noun

Kartvelian (plural Kartvelians)

1. A member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus, namely Georgians, Svans, Mingrelians and Laz.
2. A Georgian person.

Synonyms

• (member of a people): Kartvel, South Caucasian

Translations

member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus

• Georgian: ქართველი (ka) (kartveli)
• Russian: картвел (ru) m (kartvel), картвелка (ru) f (kartvelka)
• Ukrainian: картве́л m (kartvél), картве́лка f (kartvélka)

Georgian — see Georgian

Proper noun

Kartvelian

1. A family of languages spoken by the Kartvelian people.

Synonyms

• South Caucasian

Translations

family of languages

• Catalan: kartvelià m
• Georgian: ქართველური ენები (kartveluri enebi)
• Russian: картвельский (ru) m (kartvelʹskij) (язы́к)

Georgian — see Georgian

Further reading

• ISO 639-5 code ccs [1]

Adjective

Kartvelian (not comparable)

1. pertaining to the Kartvelian peoples or languages such as Georgian.
2. same as Georgian (language or ethnicity)

Synonyms

• South Caucasian (related to South Caucasus)
• Georgian (related to Georgia (country), its language or people)

Related terms

• Kartvelology

Translations

pertaining to the Kartvelian languages

• Armenian: քարթվելական (hy) (kʻartʻvelakan)
• Catalan: kartvelià
• Dutch: Kartveels
• Russian: картвельский (ru) (kartvelʹskij)

Georgian — see Georgian