mandrom

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Tavringer Romani mander, mandro (“I, me”), cf. manders (“my”). Originally a frozen ablative of Romani me (“I, me”), compare Sanskrit माम् (mām, “me”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

mandrom

  1. (slang) I, me
    • 1916, Martin Koch, Guds vackra värld:
      – De ere, de vet du att de e, fö mandrom ha studera live både i Eken å i andra sjösteder.
      – It is, you know it is, ’cause I have studied life both in Stockholm and in other coastal cities.
    • 1973, Katarina Taikon, Katitzi i Stockholm:
      – Mandrom är luffare. Här ser du en äkta luffare. Men du ska inte bli rädd för mandrom!
      – I am a vagabond. You’re looking at a real vagabond. But you shouldn’t be scared of me.

References[edit]

  • Gerd Carling (2005) “mandrom”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 91
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