Romani
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Romani romani, feminine form of romano (“of or pertaining to the Roma”), from rom (“man”). See also Roma.[1]
Not related to Romanian.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/, /ˈɹɒm.ni/, /ˈɹəʊ.mə.ni/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/, /ˈɹoʊ.mə.ni/
- (nonstandard, technical) IPA(key): /ɹəˈmɑː.ni/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
Romani (plural Romani or Romanis)
- A member of the Roma, a nomadic people with origins in India.
- The Romani have long been discriminated against.
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- Roma (strict sense), Romanichal, Sinto
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member of the Roma people — see Rom
nomadic people — see Roma
Proper noun edit
Romani
- 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.
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Adjective edit
Romani (not comparable)
- Of or belonging to the Roma people.
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of or belonging to the Roma people
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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
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “Romani”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading edit
- Romani - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition
- ISO 639-3 code rom (SIL)
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Proper noun edit
Romani n (proper noun, strong, genitive Romani or Romanis)
- Romani (language)
- Synonyms: Zigeunersprache, Romanes
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Romani m
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Proper noun edit
Rōmānī
Adjective edit
Rōmānī