Kartvelian

UK/kɑːtˈviːliən//kɑɹtˈvɛliən/

Kartvelian noun: a member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus, namely Georgians, Svans, Mingrelians and Laz.

Noun

Kartvelian (plural Kartvelians)

A member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus, namely Georgians, Svans, Mingrelians and Laz.

Synonyms:

Kartvel, South Caucasian
A Georgian person.

Kartvelian

A family of languages spoken by the Kartvelian people.
- But this is not just a borrowed label: in the Semitic, Kartvelian and Indo-European forms, a native verbal root has been reduplicated to form a noun which characteristically does the action of the verb.2025 December 12, Tom Hercules Davies, “Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe”, in The Classical Quarterly, volume 75, number 1, page 15
Synonyms:

South Caucasian

Kartvelian (not comparable)

pertaining to the Kartvelian peoples or languages such as Georgian.

Synonyms:

South Caucasian, Georgian
same as Georgian (language or ethnicity)

Synonyms:

Georgian

plural	Kartvelians

Borrowed from Georgian ქართველი (kartveli) + -ian.

What does Kartvelian mean?: Kartvelian means a member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus, namely Georgians, Svans, Mingrelians and Laz.
What part of speech is Kartvelian?: Kartvelian can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Kartvelian?: Kartvelian is pronounced /kɑɹtˈvɛliən/ (US).
What is the plural of Kartvelian?: The plural of Kartvelian is Kartvelians.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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