Abkhaz
/ɑbˈkɑz/adjective, noun
Abkhaz is an adjective meaning “Abkhazian: of or pertaining to Abkhazia, the Abkhazian people, or their language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-B-K-H-A-Z and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 14 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does Abkhaz mean?
adjective
- 1
Abkhazian: of or pertaining to Abkhazia, the Abkhazian people, or their language.
noun
- 1
An Abkhazian; a native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region just east of the Black Sea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce Abkhaz?
- US /ɑbˈkɑz/
Abkhaz has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Abkhaz.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Abkhaz
- Abkhas
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is Abkhaz?
Abkhaz appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Abkhaz in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | abchasisch , Abchase, Abchasin |
| Portuguese | abcázio |
| Spanish | abjasio |
| French | Abkhaze, Abkhazien, Abkhazienne |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Abkhaz come from?
Borrowed from Russian абха́з (abxáz).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).