Mingrelian

M3I1N1G2R1E1L1I1A1N1
/mɪnˈɡɹiːli.ən/

proper noun

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

Similar
MegrelianMingrelMegrel
OriginGeorgian მეგრელი →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

    2020, Ben Creed, City of Ghosts, London: Welbeck Publishing, →ISBN, page 264

    Synonyms: Megrelian, Mingrel, Megrel

nounMingrelian (plural Mingrelians)

plural Mingrelians

  1. A person who speaks this language.
adjectiveMingrelian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Samegrelo, the Mingrelian people or the Mingrelian language.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA Kartvelian language spoken in parts of Georgia (mainly Samegrelo and Abkhazia).

Similar
MegrelianMingrelMegrel
Also see
iverian

Origin

  1. Georgianმეგრელი
  2. EnglishMingrelian

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 明格列爾語 /明格列尔语, 明格列爾人 /明格列尔人
  • 明格列爾語 /明格列尔语 (mínggéliè'ěryǔ)language
  • 明格列爾人 /明格列尔人 (mínggéliè'ěrrén)person
Estonian megreli keel
  • megreli keellanguage
Finnish mingreli
  • mingrelilanguage
French mingrélien, mégrélien
  • mingrélienlanguage
  • mégrélienlanguage
German Mingrelisch
  • Mingrelischlanguage
Icelandic mingrelska
  • mingrelskalanguage
Latvian megrēļu valoda
  • megrēļu valodalanguage
Lithuanian megrelų kalba
  • megrelų kalbalanguage
Polish język megrelski, Megrel
  • język megrelskilanguage
  • Megrelperson
  • Megrelkaperson
  • Mingrelperson
  • Mingrelkaperson
  • megrelskiof, from, or pertaining to Samegrelo, the Mingrelian people or the Mingrelian language
  • mingrelskiof, from, or pertaining to Samegrelo, the Mingrelian people or the Mingrelian language
Portuguese mingreliano
  • mingrelianolanguage
Russian мегре́льский, мингре́льский
  • мегре́льский (megrélʹskij)language
  • мингре́льский (mingrélʹskij)language
  • мегре́л (megrél)person
  • мегре́лец (megrélec)person
  • мегре́лка (megrélka)person
  • мегре́льский (megrélʹskij)of, from, or pertaining to Samegrelo, the Mingrelian people or the Mingrelian language
  • мингре́льский (mingrélʹskij)of, from, or pertaining to Samegrelo, the Mingrelian people or the Mingrelian language
Spanish mingreliano
  • mingrelianolanguage
Turkish Megrelce
  • Megrelcelanguage
Ukrainian мегрельська мова
  • мегрельська мова (mehrelʹsʹka mova)language
Cite this entry
APA

Mingrelian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mingrelian

MLA

“Mingrelian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mingrelian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mingrelian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mingrelian.

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