Manoesj

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French manouche, from Romani manuś (“man; people”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːˈnuʃ/
• Hyphenation: Ma‧noesj

Noun

Manoesj m (plural Manoesjen)

1. (Belgium) Sinto (member of one of the five Romani tribes)

   Synonym: (Netherlands) Sinto

Hypernyms

• Rom
• woonwagenbewoner
• zigeuner

Proper noun

Manoesj n

1. (Belgium) the Sinto variant of the Romani language