Mingrelian

English

Etymology

From Mingrel +‎ -ian, from Georgian მეგრელი (megreli). Compare the variant Megrelian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪnˈɡɹiːli.ən/

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Mingrelian

  1. A Kartvelian language spoken in parts of Georgia (mainly Samegrelo and Abkhazia).
    • 2020, Ben Creed, City of Ghosts, London: Welbeck Publishing, →ISBN, page 264:
      I’m told, Minister Beria did, on occasion, like to perform Mingrelian peasant songs on the balalaika.

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Noun

Mingrelian (plural Mingrelians)

  1. A person who speaks this language.

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Adjective

Mingrelian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Samegrelo, the Mingrelian people or the Mingrelian language.

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