Standard Lemma guide

Laz

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Lazic, pertaining to Laz people, history, culture or traditions

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name

Meaning 2

A Kartvelian language of Turkey and Caucasian Georgia, related to Georgian, Mingrelian, and Svan.

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noun

Meaning 3

The ethnic group speaking Laz and live mostly in Turkey and Georgia.

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History

Etymology

From Turkish Laz, from Laz ლაზი (lazi).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: լազերեն (lazeren) — language
  • Armenian: ճաներեն (čaneren) — language
  • Finnish: lazi — language
  • French: laze — language
  • Georgian: ლაზური (lazuri) — language
  • Georgian: ლაზური ენა (lazuri ena) — language
  • German: Lasische Sprache — language
  • Laz: ლაზური ნენა (lazuri nena) — language
  • Laz: ლაზური (lazuri) — language
  • Laz: Lazuri — language
  • Laz: Lazuri nena — language
  • Mingrelian: ლაზური (lazuri) — language
  • Mingrelian: ლაზური ნინა (lazuri nina) — language
  • Russian: ла́зский (lázskij) — language
  • Swedish: laziska — language
  • Turkish: Lazca — language