ćhavo

See also: chavo and chavó

Romani

Alternative forms

• chavo, shavo, čavo

Etymology

Derived from the root found in the , corresponding to Pali छाप (chāpa, “the young of an animal”). Cognate with Marathi छावा (chāvā, “cub”).

Noun

ćhavo m (plural ćhave)

1. Romani boy

   Synonyms: (Romani man) rrom, (Romani woman) rromni, (Romani girl) ćhaj

   Antonyms: (gadje man) gaʒo, (gadje woman) gaʒi, (gadje boy) raklo, (gadje girl) rakli

2. kid
3. son

Descendants

• Caló: chavó
  • → Catalan: xaval
  • → Spanish: chavo, chaval
• → English: chav (possibly)
• → Hungarian: csávó
• → German: Chabo
• Welsh Romani: čavo
• Russian: чувак (čuvak) (possibly)

References

• Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “ćhavo”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 22