English Explanatory Dictionary

Romani

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Roma, a nomadic people with origins in India.
  2. A member of a people originating in Pakistan or Northwest India and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and North and South America and speaking a language that is related to Hindi.
name
  1. 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.
adj
  1. Of or belonging to the Roma people.
name
  1. A surname

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/ /ˈɹɒm.ni/ /ˈɹəʊ.mə.ni/ /ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/ /ˈɹoʊ.mə.ni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Romani.wav /ɹəˈmɑːni/ /ɹoʊˈmɑːni/

Word forms

Romani Romanis Rommany Romany Romanese Rromani

Etymology

From Romani romani, feminine form of romano (“of or pertaining to the Roma”), from rom (“man”). See also Roma. Not related to Romanian, Roman or Rome.

Synonyms

Rom Gypsy Roma Bohemian Romanes

Related words

Angloromani Balkan Romani Kalo Finnish Romani Para-Romani Romani studies Scandoromani Sinte Romani Vlax Romani Wiktionary’s coverage of Romani terms Domari

Derived words

Romano-
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