Kartvelian

English Etymology en :af ka:ქართველი<bor> -ian 1 Borrowed from en ka ქართველიen ian. Pronunciation en /kɑɹtˈvɛliən/ /kɑɹtˈviːliən/ US en /kɑːtˈviːliən/ /kɑːtˈvɛliən/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Kartvelian.wav US Noun A member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus, namely Georgians, Svans, Mingrelians and Laz. A Georgian person. Synonyms member of a people en Kartvel, en South Caucasian Translations member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus Bulgarian: bg грузинец m, bg грузинка f Georgian: ka ქართველი Polish: pl Kartwel m-pr, pl Kartwelka f Russian: ru картвел m, ru картвелка f Ukrainian: uk картве́л m, uk картве́лка f Georgian Proper noun A family of languages spoken by the Kartvelian people. en 12 Dec 2025 Tom Hercules Davies Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe The Classical Quarterly 75 1 15 But this is not just a borrowed label: in the Semitic, Kartvelian and Indo-European forms, a native verbal root has been reduplicated to form a noun which characteristically does the action of the verb. Synonyms en South Caucasian Derived terms en Kartvelianist Proto-Kartvelian Translations family of languages Bulgarian: bg картвелски m Catalan: ca kartvelià m Georgian: ka ქართველური ენები Polish: pl język kartwelski m-in Russian: ru картвельский m язы́к Georgian Further reading 1 ccs Adjective - pertaining to the Kartvelian peoples or languages such as Georgian. same as Georgian (language or ethnicity) Synonyms en South Caucasian related to South Caucasus en Georgian related to Georgia (country), its language or people Related terms en Kartvelology Translations pertaining to the Kartvelian languages Armenian: hy քարթվելական Bulgarian: bg картвелски Catalan: ca kartvelià Dutch: nl Kartveels Polish: pl kartwelski Russian: ru картвельский Georgian en Language families Demonyms