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Abkhaz, n. (and a.)
(æbˈhɑːz, ‖ apˈxas)
Also Abkhas.
[Prob. ad. Russ. abkhazskiĭ, perh. ult. f. Arab.; the people's name for themselves is apshua.]
(A member of) the Abkhasian people; their language. Also attrib. or as adj.
1838Penny Cycl. XI. 177/2 The Abases, or Abkhases, occupy Abasia proper. 1845Encycl. Metrop. XIX. 532/1 The territory of the Abkhasses. 1956J. Lotz in Saporta & Bastian Psycholinguistics (1961) 5/1 Abkhaz, a language of the Caucasus, uses both tongue-raising and lip-rounding in its impressive array of palatalized, labialized, and labio-palatalized consonants. 1957Encycl. Brit. I. 48/2 Abkhazia..was the home of the Abkhaz (Apkhaz) tribe (in Abkhaz Apsua, in Greek Abasgoi). 1960Encycl. Islam (ed. 2) I. 100/2 The Abḵẖāz are mentioned in ancient times as Abasgoi (by Arrian) or Abasgi (by Pliny). 1972Language XLVIII. 845 He attributes such systems to Caucasian languages, viz. Abkhaz and Adyge. 1975Nature 6 Nov. 41/3 The environment but not the diet resembles that of Abkhasia, where longevity is reportedly geographic rather than specifically ethnic, affecting Russians, Abkhases and Jews who live in the area. |