See also: romani, români, and romaní

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Etymology 1

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From Romani romani, feminine form of romano (of or pertaining to the Roma), from rom (man). See also Roma.[1]

Not related to Romanian.

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Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/, /ˈɹɒm.ni/, /ˈɹəʊ.mə.ni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/, /ˈɹoʊ.mə.ni/

Noun

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Romani (plural Romani or Romanis)

  1. A member of the Roma, a nomadic people with origins in India.
    The Romani have long been discriminated against.
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Romani

  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.
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Adjective

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Romani (not comparable)

  1. Of or belonging to the Roma people.
    • 2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 158:
      Every year the local Romani population, still called “gypsies” by many, lit harvest fires.
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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Romani”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Etymology 2

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In some cases, derived from Italian Romani, Romano, or cognates thereof.

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  • IPA(key): /ɹəˈmɑːni/, /ɹoʊˈmɑːni/

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Romani

  1. A surname

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Romani n (proper noun, strong, genitive Romani or Romanis)

  1. Romani (language)
    Synonyms: Zigeunersprache, Romanes

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Italian

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Noun

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Romani m

  1. plural of Romano

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Proper noun

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Rōmānī

  1. inflection of Rōmānus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

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Rōmānī

  1. inflection of Rōmānus:
    1. genitive/locative masculine/neuter singular
    2. nominative/vocative masculine plural