knoparmoj

Swedish

Etymology

From an older chimneysweep slang word knopare (“chimneysweep”) +‎ moj, from Tavringer Romani muj, måj, möj, måjj (“mouth”), from Romani mui (“mouth”), compare English mooey (“mouth, face”). Related to Sanskrit मुख (mukha, “mouth, face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²knuːparˌmɔj/

Noun

knoparmoj n

1. a cant or secret language (especially formerly) used by chimneysweeps

Declension

Declension of knoparmoj
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	knoparmoj	knoparmojet	—	—
Genitive	knoparmojs	knoparmojets	—	—

See also

• månsing

References

• knoparmoj in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• Gerd Carling (2005) “knoparmoj”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, pages 91-92