Svan

Svan

See also: svan, Śvan, and Śvàṅ

English

An old Svan peasant wearing a chokha.

Alternative forms

• Swan

Etymology

From Georgian სვანი (svani).

Proper noun

Svan

1. A South Caucasian language of Caucasian Georgia, related to Georgian, Laz, and Mingrelian.

Translations

language

Abkhaz: ашәануа (aŝʷanwa) Armenian: սվաներեն (hy) (svaneren) Finnish: svani Georgian: სვანური (ka) (svanuri), სვანური ენა (svanuri ena) Hungarian: szván Mingrelian: შონური ნინა (šonuri nina), შონური (šonuri) Polish: swański (pl) Russian: сванский (ru) (svanskij) Spanish: esvano m, svan m Svan: ლუშნუ (lušnu) Swedish: svanetiska (sv) c

Noun

Svan (plural Svans)

1. A person from Svaneti, or a descendant of Svan people.

Translations

person

Adyghe: сонэ (soone) Armenian: սվան (svan) Georgian: სვანი (svani) Hungarian: szván Kabardian: сонэ (soone) Karachay-Balkar: эбзе (ebze) Mingrelian: შონი (šoni) Russian: сван (ru) (svan) Svan: მუშუ̂ა̈ნ (mušûän)

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Svan, sva ⁠

Anagrams

• ANSV, VNSA, Vans, vans