Mingrelian

English

Etymology

From Mingrel +‎ -ian, from Georgian მეგრელი (megreli). Compare the variant Megrelian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪnˈɡɹiːli.ən/

Proper noun

Mingrelian

1. A Kartvelian language spoken in parts of Georgia (mainly Samegrelo and Abkhazia).
   • 2020, Ben Creed, City of Ghosts, London: Welbeck Publishing, →ISBN, page 264:

     I’m told, Minister Beria did, on occasion, like to perform Mingrelian peasant songs on the balalaika.

Synonyms

• Megrelian, Mingrel, Megrel

Translations

language

• Abkhaz: а́гыршәа (ágərŝʷa)
• Amharic: ሚንግራልኛ (mingəralña)
• Armenian: մեգրելերեն (hy) (megreleren)
• Chechen: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 明格列爾語／明格列尔语 (mínggéliè'ěryǔ)

• Finnish: mingreli
• French: mingrélien (fr) m, mégrélien m
• Georgian: მეგრული (megruli), მეგრული ენა (megruli ena)
• German: Mingrelisch (de)
• Kabardian: долыбзэм (doləbzɛm)
• Kurdish:
• Laz: Margaluri
• Mingrelian: მარგალური ნინა (margaluri nina)
• Northern Kurdish: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: mingreliano (pt) m
• Russian: мегре́льский (ru) (megrélʹskij), мингре́льский (ru) (mingrélʹskij)
• Spanish: mingreliano m
• Svan: ლუზნუ (luznu), ლუზნუ ნინ (luznu nin)
• Turkish: Megrelce (tr)

Noun

Mingrelian (plural Mingrelians)

1. A person who speaks this language.

Synonyms

• Megrelian, Mingrel, Megrel

Translations

person

• Abkhaz: агыруа (agərwa)
• Adyghe: дол (dol)
• Armenian: մեգրել (megrel)

  Middle Armenian: մկրել (mkrel)

• Chechen: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 明格列爾人／明格列尔人 (mínggéliè'ěrrén)

• Georgian: მეგრელი (ka) (megreli)
• Kabardian: дол (dol)
• Kurdish:
• Laz: Mergeli
• Mingrelian: მარგალი (margali)
• Northern Kurdish: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: мегре́л (ru) m (megrél), мегре́лец m (megrélec), мегре́лка (ru) f (megrélka)
• Svan: მჷზა̈ნ (məzän)

Adjective

Mingrelian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Samegrelo, the Mingrelian people or the Mingrelian language.

Translations

of, from, or pertaining to Samegrelo, the Mingrelian people or the Mingrelian language

• Abkhaz: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: մեգրելական (hy) (megrelakan)
• Chechen: please add this translation if you can
• Georgian: მეგრული (megruli), სამეგრელოს (samegrelos)
• Laz: Mergeluri
• Mingrelian: მარგალი (margali), სამარგალოშ (samargaloš)
• Russian: мегре́льский (ru) (megrélʹskij), мингре́льский (ru) (mingrélʹskij)
• Svan: please add this translation if you can

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Mingrelian terms
• Mingrelians on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mingrelian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Mingrelian, xmf ⁠