Abkhaz

See also: abkhaz

English

Alternative forms

• Abkhas (noun, proper noun)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian абха́з (abxáz).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑbˈkɑz/, /æbˈkɑz/, /æbˈkæz/
• Rhymes: (US) -ɑz

Adjective

Abkhaz (not comparable)

1. Abkhazian: of or pertaining to Abkhazia, the Abkhazian people, or their language.

   Synonym: Abkhazian

Translations

of or pertaining to Abkhazia

• Abkhaz: аԥсуа (apswa)
• Armenian: աբխազական (hy) (abxazakan)
• Basque: abkhaziar
• Bulgarian: абхазки m (abhazki), абхазка (abhazka)
• Catalan: abkhaz (ca)
• Chechen: Абхазин (Abxazin)
• Czech: abcházský m
• Dutch: Abchazisch (nl) n
• Esperanto: abĥaza (eo)
• Galician: abkhazo (gl)
• Georgian: აფხაზური (ka) (apxazuri), აფხაზეთის (apxazetis)
• German: abchasisch (de)
• Irish: Abcásach, Abcáiseach
• Italian: abcaso (it)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: abhazî, abazayî

• Laz: Abaza
• Low German: abchaasch n
• Mingrelian: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: abkhasisk (no)

• Polish: abchaski (pl)
• Portuguese: abcázio (pt)
• Romanian: abhaz
• Russian: абха́зский (ru) (abxázskij)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̀бха̄скӣ

  Roman: àbhāskī (sh)

• Spanish: abjasio (es)
• Svan: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: abchazisk (sv)
• Turkish: Abhaz (tr), Abaza (tr)

Noun

Abkhaz (plural Abkhaz)

1. An Abkhazian; a native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region just east of the Black Sea. [Mid 19^th century.]

   Synonym: Abkhazian

Translations

person from Abkhazia

• Abkhaz: аԥсуа (apswa)
• Adyghe: азгъэ (azğɛ)
• Armenian: աբխազ (hy) (abxaz)
• Basque: abkhaziar
• Catalan: abkhaz (ca) m
• Chechen: Абхазхо (Abxazxo)
• Czech: Abchaz (cs) m
• Danish: abkhaser (da) c
• Dutch: Abchaze m
• Esperanto: abĥazo
• Finnish: abhaasi (fi), abhasialainen (fi)
• French: Abkhaze (fr) m or f, Abkhazien m, Abkhazienne f
• Galician: abkhazo (gl)
• Georgian: აფხაზი (ka) (apxazi)
• German: Abchase (de) m, Abchasin (de) f
• Irish: Abcásach m, Abcáiseach m
• Italian: abcaso (it) m, abcasa f, abcazico m, abcazica f
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: abhaz (ku) m or f, abaza (ku) m or f

• Laz: Abaza
• Mingrelian: აფხაზა (apxaza)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: abkhaser (no) m, abkhasier m

• Polish: Abchaz (pl) m pers, Abchazka (pl) f
• Portuguese: abcázio (pt) m
• Romanian: abhaz m, abhază f
• Russian: абха́з (ru) (abxáz), абха́зка (ru) f (abxázka)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: А̀бха̄з m, Абха̀жа̄нка f

  Roman: Àbhāz m, Abhàžānka f

• Spanish: abjasio (es) m or f
• Swedish: abchazier (sv) c, abchazer c
• Turkish: Abhaz (tr), Abaza (tr)
• Ubykh: азӷа (azğa)

Proper noun

Abkhaz

1. A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia. [Mid 19^th century.]

   Synonyms: Abkhazian, Abxazo

Translations

a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia

• Abkhaz: аԥсуа (apswa), аԥсуа бызшәа (apswa bəzŝʷa)
• Aragonese: abjasio m, abjasiano m, luenga abjasia f, idioma abjasia
• Armenian: աբխազերեն (hy) (abxazeren)
• Asturian: abxasu m
• Basque: abkhazera (eu)
• Belarusian: абха́ская (мо́ва) f (abxáskaja (móva))
• Breton: abc'hazeg ?
• Bulgarian: абха́зки (ези́к) m (abházki (ezík))
• Catalan: abkhaz (ca)
• Cebuano: pinulongang Abhaso
• Chechen: Абхазхойн (Abxazxojn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿布哈茲語／阿布哈兹语 (zh) (Ābùhāzī yǔ)

• Chuvash: абхаз чӗлхи (abhaz čĕlh̬i)
• Czech: abcházština (cs) f
• Danish: abkhasisk (da)
• Dutch: Abchazisch (nl) n
• Esperanto: abĥaza lingvo
• Estonian: abhaasi (et)
• Finnish: abhaasi (fi), abhaasin kieli
• French: abkhaze (fr) m, abkhazien (fr) m
• Galician: abkhazo (gl) m
• Georgian: აფხაზური (ka) (apxazuri), აფხაზური ენა (apxazuri ena)
• German: Abchasisch (de) n
• Greek: αμπχαζικά (el) n pl (ampchaziká)
• Hebrew: אבחזית (abkhazit)
• Hungarian: abház (hu)
• Icelandic: abkasíska (is) ?
• Irish: Abcáisis f
• Italian: abcaso (it) m, abcazico m
• Japanese: アブハズ語 (ja) (Abuhazu-go), アブハジア語 (ja) (Abuhajia-go)
• Khmer: អាផ្ស់ (apʰs)
• Korean: 압하스어 (ko) (Aphaseueo)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: abhazî f, abazayî f

• Latvian: abhāzu valoda ?
• Laz: Abazuri
• Lithuanian: abchazų (lt) ?, abchazų kalba (lt) ?
• Low German: Abchaasch (nds) n
• Macedonian: абхаски (ја́зик) m (abhaski (jázik))
• Malay: bahasa Abkhaz
• Mingrelian: აფხაზური (apxazuri)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: abkhasisk (no) m or n

• Persian: زبان آبخازی (zabân-e âbxâzi)
• Polish: abchaski (język) (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: abcázio (pt) m
• Romanian: abhază f
• Russian: абха́зский (язы́к) (ru) m (abxázskij (jazýk))
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̀бха̄скӣ m, абхазијски (јѐзик) m

  Roman: àbhāskī (sh) m, abhazijski (jèzik) m

• Slovak: abcházština (sk) f
• Slovene: abhazijski ?
• Spanish: abjaso (es) m, abjasio (es) m
• Svan: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: abchaziska (sv) c, abkhaziska (sv) c
• Turkish: Abhazca (tr)
• Turkmen: abhaz dili
• Ukrainian: абхазка (мо́ва) f (abxazka (móva))
• Volapük: Labkasänapük
• Welsh: Abcaseg f
• West Frisian: Abgazysk (fy) n, Abkhasysk (fy)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Laz: ^{(please verify)} აფხაზური (apxazuri)
• Mingrelian: ^{(please verify)} აფხაზური (apxazuri)

Related terms

• Abkhazia
• Abkhazian

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Abkhaz terms
• Abkhaz people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abkhaz language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abkhaz edition of Wiktionary
• ISO 639-1 code ab, ISO 639-3 code abk (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Abkhaz, abk ⁠

References

• Islamic Encyclopedia Dictionary