abˈkäs noun
or ab·kha·sian -ˈkāzhən, -ˈkäzēən
( plural abkhas or abkhasians )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Abkhas from Russian; Abkhasian from Russian Abkhas + English -ian
1.
a. : a Georgian people living on the eastern shore of the Black sea
b. : a member of this people
2. : the North Caucasic language of the Abkhas people