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Svan

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

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

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noun

Meaning 2

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

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History

Etymology

From Georgian სვანი (svani).

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: ашәануа (aŝwanwa) — language
  • Armenian: սվաներեն (svaneren) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斯凡語 /斯凡语 — language
  • Finnish: svani — language
  • Georgian: სვანური (svanuri) — language
  • Georgian: სვანური ენა (svanuri ena) — language
  • German: Svanischer — language
  • German: Svanische — language
  • German: Svanisches — language
  • German: Svanischen — language
  • Hungarian: szván — language
  • Ingrian: svaana — language
  • Mingrelian: შონური (šonuri) — language
  • Mingrelian: შონური ნინა (šonuri nina) — language
  • Polish: swański — language
  • Russian: сванский (svanskij) — language
  • Spanish: esvano — language
  • Spanish: svan — language
  • Svan: ლუშნუ (lušnu) — language
  • Svan: ლუშნუ ნინ (lušnu nin) — language
  • Swedish: svanetiska — language
  • Armenian: սվան (svan) — person
  • East Circassian: сонэ (sonɛ) — person
  • West Circassian: сонэ (sonɛ) — person
  • Georgian: სვანი (svani) — person
  • Hungarian: szván — person
  • Ingrian: svaana — person
  • Karachay-Balkar: эбзе (ebze) — person
  • Mingrelian: შონი (šoni) — person
  • Russian: сван (svan) — person
  • Svan: მუშუ̂ა̈ნ (mušûän) — person