Standard Lemma guide

Lezgi

adj · name · noun · 3 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈlɛzɡi/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Lezgi people or their culture or language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The Northeast Caucasian language spoken by the Lezgi people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kyurin

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of an ethnic group living predominantly in southern Dagestan and northeastern Azerbaijan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lesgi.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chechen: лаьзгийн (läzgiı̇n) — of or pertaining to the Lezgi people or their culture or language
  • Galician: lezguio — of or pertaining to the Lezgi people or their culture or language
  • Georgian: ლეზგიური (lezgiuri) — of or pertaining to the Lezgi people or their culture or language
  • Georgian: ლეზგების (lezgebis) — of or pertaining to the Lezgi people or their culture or language
  • German: lesgisch — of or pertaining to the Lezgi people or their culture or language
  • Polish: lezgiński — of or pertaining to the Lezgi people or their culture or language
  • Polish: lezgijski — of or pertaining to the Lezgi people or their culture or language
  • Russian: лезги́нский (lezgínskij) — of or pertaining to the Lezgi people or their culture or language
  • Turkish: Lezgice — of or pertaining to the Lezgi people or their culture or language
  • Armenian: լեզգիերեն (lezgieren) — language
  • Azerbaijani: ləzgi — language
  • Chechen: лаьзгийн (läzgiı̇n) — language
  • Chechen: лаьзгийн мотт (läzgiı̇n mott) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 列兹金語 (Lièzījīn yǔ) — language
  • Czech: lezgičtina — language
  • Dutch: Lezgi — language
  • Dutch: Lezgisch — language
  • Finnish: lezgi — language
  • Galician: lezguio — language
  • Georgian: ლეზგიური (lezgiuri) — language
  • Georgian: ლეზგიური ენა (lezgiuri ena) — language
  • German: Lesgisch — language
  • German: Lesgische Sprache — language
  • Irish: Leisgis — language
  • Japanese: レズギ語 (Redzugi-go) — language
  • Lezgi: лезги чӏал (lezgi č̣al) — language
  • Persian: لزگی (lazgi) — language
  • Polish: język lezgiński — language
  • Polish: język lezgijski — language
  • Russian: лезги́нский (lezgínskij) — language
  • Slovak: lezgičtina — language
  • Turkish: Lezgice — language
  • Abkhaz: алезгьы (alezgjə) — member of an ethnic group
  • Armenian: լեզգի (lezgi) — member of an ethnic group
  • Azerbaijani: ləzgi — member of an ethnic group
  • Chechen: лаьзги (läzgi) — member of an ethnic group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 列兹金人 (Lièzījīn rén) — member of an ethnic group
  • Dutch: Lezgiër — member of an ethnic group
  • Galician: lezguio — member of an ethnic group
  • Georgian: ლეკი (leḳi) — member of an ethnic group
  • German: Lesgier — member of an ethnic group
  • German: Lesgierin — member of an ethnic group
  • Hungarian: lezg — member of an ethnic group
  • Kazakh: лезгин (lezgin) — member of an ethnic group
  • Lezgi: лезги (lezgi) — member of an ethnic group
  • Persian: لزگی (lazgi) — member of an ethnic group
  • Persian: لگزی (lagzi) — member of an ethnic group
  • Persian: لکزی (lakzi) — member of an ethnic group
  • Persian: لکز (lakz) — member of an ethnic group
  • Polish: Lezgin — member of an ethnic group
  • Polish: Lezginka — member of an ethnic group
  • Russian: лезги́н (lezgín) — member of an ethnic group
  • Russian: лезги́нка (lezgínka) — member of an ethnic group
  • Turkish: Lezgi — member of an ethnic group