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

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

Translations

language

• Abkhaz: ашәануа (aŝʷanwa)
• Armenian: սվաներեն (hy) (svaneren)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯凡語 / 斯凡语

• Finnish: svani (fi)
• Georgian: სვანური (ka) (svanuri), სვანური ენა (svanuri ena)
• German: Svanischer m, Svanische f, Svanisches n, Svanischen
• 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)

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

Translations

person

• Armenian: սվան (svan)
• Circassian:

  East Circassian: сонэ (kbd) (sonɛ)

  West Circassian: сонэ (sonɛ)

• Georgian: სვანი (svani)
• Hungarian: szván
• Ingrian: svaana
• Karachay-Balkar: эбзе (ebze)
• Mingrelian: შონი (šoni)
• Russian: сван (ru) (svan)
• Svan: მუშუ̂ა̈ნ (mušûän)

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Svan, sva ⁠

Anagrams

• VNSA, ANSV, Vans, vans, VANs, navs