Abkhaz

Abkhaz

See also: abkhaz

English

Alternative forms

• Abkhas (noun, proper noun)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian абха́з (abxáz).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑbˈkɑz/,[1] /æbˈkɑz/,[1] /æbˈkæz/[2]

Adjective

Abkhaz (not comparable)

1. Abkhazian: of or pertaining to Abkhazia, the Abkhazian people, or their language.

   Synonym: Abkhazian

Translations

of or pertaining to Abkhazia

Abkhaz: аԥсуа (apswa) Armenian: աբխազական (hy) (abxazakan) Basque: abkhaziar Bulgarian: абхазки m (abhazki), абхазка (abhazka) Catalan: abkhaz (ca) Chechen: Абхазин (Abxazin) Czech: abcházský m Dutch: Abchazisch (nl) n Esperanto: aĥbaza Galician: abkhazo (gl) Georgian: აფხაზური (ka) (apxazuri), აფხაზეთის (apxazetis) German: abchasisch (de) Irish: Abcásach, Abcáiseach Italian: abcaso (it) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: abhazî, abazayî Laz: Abaza Low German: abchaasch n Mingrelian: please add this translation if you can Norwegian: Bokmål: abkhasisk (no) Polish: abchaski (pl) Portuguese: abcázio (pt) Romanian: abhaz Russian: абха́зский (ru) (abxázskij) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: а̀бха̄скӣ Roman: àbhāskī (sh) Spanish: abjasio (es) Svan: please add this translation if you can Swedish: abchazisk (sv) Turkish: Abhaz (tr), Abaza (tr)

Noun

Abkhaz (plural Abkhaz)

1. An Abkhazian; a native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region just east of the Black Sea. [Mid 19^th century.][3]

   Synonym: Abkhazian

Translations

person from Abkhazia

Abkhaz: аԥсуа (apswa) Adyghe: азгъэ (aazğe) Armenian: աբխազ (hy) (abxaz) Basque: abkhaziar Catalan: abkhaz (ca) m Chechen: Абхазхо (Abxazxo) Czech: Abchaz (cs) m Danish: abkhaser (da) c Dutch: Abchaze m Esperanto: aĥbazo Finnish: abhaasi (fi), abhasialainen (fi) French: Abkhaze (fr) m or f, Abkhazien m, Abkhazienne f Galician: abkhazo (gl) Georgian: აფხაზი (ka) (apxazi) German: Abchase (de) m, Abchasin (de) f Irish: Abcásach m, Abcáiseach m Italian: abcaso (it) m, abcasa f, abcazico m, abcazica f Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: abhaz m or f, abaza m or f Laz: Abaza Mingrelian: აფხაზა (apxaza) Norwegian: Bokmål: abkhaser (no) m, akhasier m Polish: Abchaz (pl) m pers, Abchazka (pl) f Portuguese: abcázio (pt) m Romanian: abhaz m, abhază f Russian: абха́з (ru) (abxáz), абха́зка (ru) f (abxázka) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: А̀бха̄з m, Абха̀жа̄нка f Roman: Àbhāz m, Abhàžānka f Spanish: abjasio (es) m or f Swedish: abchazier (sv) c, abchazer c Turkish: Abhaz (tr), Abaza (tr) Ubykh: азӷа (azğa)

Proper noun

Abkhaz

1. A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia. [Mid 19^th century.][3]

   Synonyms: Abkhazian, Abxazo

Translations

a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia

Abkhaz: аԥсуа (apswa), аԥсуа бызшәа (apswa bəzŝʷa) Aragonese: abjasio m, abjasiano m, luenga abjasia f, idioma abjasia Armenian: աբխազերեն (hy) (abxazeren) Asturian: abxasu m Basque: abkhazera (eu) Belarusian: абха́ская (мо́ва) f (abxáskaja (móva)) Breton: abc'hazeg ? Bulgarian: абха́зки (ези́к) m (abházki (ezík)) Catalan: abkhaz (ca) Cebuano: pinulongang Abhaso Chechen: Абхазхойн (Abxazxojn) Chinese: Mandarin: 阿布哈茲語／阿布哈兹语 (zh) (Ābùhāzī yǔ) Chuvash: абхаз чӗлхи (abhaz čĕlh̬i) Czech: abcházština (cs) f Danish: abkhasisk (da) Dutch: Abchazisch (nl) n Esperanto: abĥaza lingvo Estonian: abhaasi (et) Finnish: abhaasi (fi), abhaasin kieli French: abkhaze (fr) m, abkhazien (fr) m Galician: abkhazo (gl) m Georgian: აფხაზური (ka) (apxazuri), აფხაზური ენა (apxazuri ena) German: Abchasisch (de) n Greek: αμπχαζικά (el) n pl (ampchaziká) Hebrew: אבחזית‎ (abkhazit) Hungarian: abház (hu) Icelandic: abkasíska (is) ? Irish: Abcáisis f Italian: abcaso (it) m, abcazico m Japanese: アブハズ語 (ja) (Abuhazu-go), アブハジア語 (ja) (Abuhajia-go) Khmer: អាផ្ស់ (apʰs) Korean: 압하스어 (ko) (Aphaseueo) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: abhazî f, abazayî f Latvian: abhāzu valoda ? Laz: Abazuri Lithuanian: abchazų (lt) ?, abchazų kalba (lt) ? Low German: Abchaasch (nds) n Macedonian: абхаски (ја́зик) m (abhaski (jázik)) Malay: bahasa Abkhaz Mingrelian: აფხაზური (apxazuri) Norwegian: Bokmål: abkhasisk (no) m or n Persian: زبان آبخازی‎ (zabân-e âbxâzi) Polish: abchaski (język) (pl) m inan Portuguese: abcázio (pt) m Romanian: abhază f Russian: абха́зский (язы́к) (ru) m (abxázskij (jazýk)) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: а̀бха̄скӣ m, абхазијски (јѐзик) m Roman: àbhāskī (sh) m, abhazijski (jèzik) m Slovak: abcházština (sk) f Slovene: abhazijski ? Spanish: abjaso (es) m, abjasio (es) m Svan: please add this translation if you can Swedish: abchaziska (sv) c, abkhaziska (sv) c Turkish: Abhazca (tr) Turkmen: abhaz dili Ukrainian: абхазка (мо́ва) f (abxazka (móva)) Volapük: Labkasänapük Welsh: Abcaseg f West Frisian: Abgazysk (fy) n, Abkhasysk (fy)

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Translations to be checked

Laz: (please verify) აფხაზური (apxazuri) Mingrelian: (please verify) აფხაზური (apxazuri)

Related terms

• Abkhazia
• Abkhazian

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Abkhaz terms
• Abkhaz people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abkhaz language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abkhaz edition of Wiktionary
• ISO 639-1 code ab, ISO 639-3 code abk (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Abkhaz, abk ⁠

References

• Islamic Encyclopedia Dictionary

1. “Abkhaz”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
2. Yahoo Education Dictionary
3. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abkhaz”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.