Svan

See also: svan, Śvan, and Śvàṅ

English

An old Svan peasant wearing a chokha.

Alternative forms

• Swan

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Georgian სვანი (svani).

Proper noun

Svan

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

Translations

language

• Abkhaz: ашәануа (aŝʷanwa)
• Armenian: սվաներեն (hy) (svaneren)
• Finnish: svani
• Georgian: სვანური (ka) (svanuri), სვანური ენა (svanuri ena)
• Polish: swański (pl)
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• Russian: сванский (ru) (svanskij)
• Spanish: esvano m, svan m
• Svan: ლუშნუ (lušnu)
• Swedish: svanetiska (sv) c

Noun

Svan (plural Svans)

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

Translations

person

• Georgian: სვანი (svani)
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• Svan: მუშუ̂ა̈ნ (mušûän)

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Svan, sva ⁠

Anagrams

• ANSV, Vans, vans