čohani

Carpathian Romani

Alternative forms

• tschohani (Burgenland)
• čohaňi (East Slovakia)
• čohaňi (Gurvari, Romungro)
• čoháni (Veršend)

Etymology

Inherited from Romani ćovaxani.

Noun

čohani f

1. (Burgenland) witch

   Synonyms: (East Slovakia) bosorka, (Gurvari) broška, (East Slovakia) vašbaba, (East Slovakia) vražkiňa

Related terms

• čohaninel
• čohanipe
• čohanosinel

 

References

• “čohani” in Burgenland Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• Selice Romani vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.