Svan

See also: svan, Śvan, and Śvàṅ

English

An old Svan peasant wearing a chokha.

Alternative forms

Swan

Etymology

From Georgian სვანი (svani).

Proper noun

Svan

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

Translations

language

Abkhaz: ашәануа (aŝʷanwa)
Armenian: սվաներեն (hy) (svaneren)
Finnish: svani (fi)
Georgian: სვანური (ka) (svanuri), სვანური ენა (svanuri ena)
Hungarian: szván
Ingrian: svaana
Mingrelian: შონური (šonuri), შონური ნინა (šonuri nina)
Polish: swański (pl)
Russian: сванский (ru) (svanskij)
Spanish: esvano m, svan m
Svan: ლუშნუ (lušnu), ლუშნუ ნინ (lušnu nin)
Swedish: svanetiska (sv) c

Noun

Svan (plural Svans)

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

Translations

person

Adyghe: сонэ (sonɛ)
Armenian: սվան (svan)
Georgian: სვანი (svani)
Hungarian: szván
Ingrian: svaana
Kabardian: сонэ (kbd) (sonɛ)
Karachay-Balkar: эбзе (ebze)
Mingrelian: შონი (šoni)
Russian: сван (ru) (svan)
Svan: მუშუ̂ა̈ნ (mušûän)

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Svan, sva ⁠

Anagrams

ANSV, VNSA, Vans, vans

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