Abaza

See also: abaza

English

Etymology

From Abaza абаза (abaza). See Russian абазин (abazin) for more.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbɑː.zə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbɑ.zə/

Proper noun

Abaza

1. A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in the Russian autonomous republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, in the Caucasus Mountains, as well as in Turkey. [Mid 19^th century.]

Translations

language

• Abaza: абаза бызшва (abaza bəzšʷa), абаза (abaza)
• Adyghe: абадз (abadz)
• Armenian: աբազիներեն (hy) (abazineren)
• Czech: abazština (cs) f
• Finnish: abaza (fi)
• French: abaze m
• Georgian: აბაზური (abazuri), აბაზური ენა (abazuri ena)
• Khmer: អាប់បាស់ហ្សា (appaahzaa)
• Polish: abazyński (pl), abazyjski (pl), abaza (pl)
• Russian: абази́нский (ru) m (abazínskij)
• Slovak: abazština f
• Turkish: Abazaca (tr)

Noun

Abaza (uncountable)

1. A member of an ethnic group living in the northwest Caucasus. [Early 19^th century.]

Synonyms

• Abazin

Translations

member of an ethnic group living in the northwest Caucasus

• Abaza: абаза (abaza)
• Armenian: աբազին (abazin)
• Georgian: აბაზელი (abazeli), აბაზა (abaza), აბაზები (abazebi)
• Polish: Abazyńczyk m, Abazyn m, Abazyjczyk m
• Russian: абази́н (ru) m (abazín), абази́нка (ru) f (abazínka)
• Ukrainian: абази́н (uk) m (abazýn), абази́нка (uk) f (abazýnka), абаза́ (uk) f (abazá)

Adjective

Abaza (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Abaza people or their language. [Mid 19^th century.]

Translations

of or relating to the Abazа people or their language

• Georgian: აბაზური (abazuri)
• Polish: abazyński (pl)
• Russian: абази́нский (ru) (abazínskij)
• Ukrainian: абазинський (uk) (abazynsʹkyj)

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Abaza terms
• Abaza language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Abaza, abq ⁠

Laz

Noun

Abaza (Plural Abazape)

1. Latin spelling of აბაზა (abaza)

Turkish

Proper noun

Abaza

1. a female given name