Romani
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Romani romani, feminine form of romano (“of or pertaining to the Roma”), from rom (“man”). See also Roma.[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Romani
- A nomadic people with origins in India, the Roma.
- The Indo-Aryan lect of the Roma people, or one of its sublects (such as Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.
Translations [edit]
nomadic people — see Roma
- For translations which are exonyms (not cognates of the Romani term for their own language), see Gypsy.
language
Noun [edit]
Romani (plural Romanies)
- A member of the Roma people.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
member of the Roma people — see Rom
Adjective [edit]
Romani (not comparable)
- Of or belonging to the Roma people.
Translations [edit]
- Compare: the translations of Gypsy#Adjective.
of or belonging to the Roma people
See also [edit]
- Wiktionary's coverage of Romani terms
- Appendix:Romani Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Romani
- Domari
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Romani - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition
- ISO 639-3 code rom (SIL)
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
Romani m
- Plural form of Romano