adj, name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who speaks this language.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, from, or pertaining to Samegrelo, the Mingrelian people or the Mingrelian language. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A Kartvelian language spoken in parts of Georgia (mainly Samegrelo and Abkhazia).

   "I’m told, Minister Beria did, on occasion, like to perform Mingrelian peasant songs on the balalaika."

Synonyms

All synonyms

iverianmegrelmegrelmegrelianmegrelianmegrelian

Example

More examples

"I’m told, Minister Beria did, on occasion, like to perform Mingrelian peasant songs on the balalaika."

Etymology

From Mingrel + -ian, from Georgian მეგრელი (megreli). Compare the variant Megrelian.

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