Standard Lemma guide

Kartvelian

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /kɑɹtˈvɛliən/
  • US: /kɑɹtˈviːliən/
  • UK: /kɑːtˈviːliən/
  • UK: /kɑːtˈvɛliən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

pertaining to the Kartvelian peoples or languages such as Georgian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

same as Georgian (language or ethnicity)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Synonyms: Georgian

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A family of languages spoken by the Kartvelian people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

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

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A Georgian person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Kartvelian *kart-der. Old Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) Georgian ქართველი (kartveli)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Kartvelian Borrowed from Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: քարթվելական (kʻartʻvelakan) — pertaining to the Kartvelian languages
  • Bulgarian: картвелски (kartvelski) — pertaining to the Kartvelian languages
  • Catalan: kartvelià — pertaining to the Kartvelian languages
  • Dutch: Kartveels — pertaining to the Kartvelian languages
  • Russian: картвельский (kartvelʹskij) — pertaining to the Kartvelian languages
  • Bulgarian: картвелски (kartvelski) — family of languages
  • Catalan: kartvelià — family of languages
  • Georgian: ქართველური ენები (kartveluri enebi) — family of languages
  • Russian: картвельский (kartvelʹskij) — family of languages
  • Bulgarian: грузинец (gruzinec) — member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus
  • Bulgarian: грузинка (gruzinka) — member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus
  • Georgian: ქართველი (kartveli) — member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus
  • Russian: картвел (kartvel) — member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus
  • Russian: картвелка (kartvelka) — member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus
  • Ukrainian: картве́л (kartvél) — member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus
  • Ukrainian: картве́лка (kartvélka) — member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus
Real reading context

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