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Rom

Pronunciation: /ɹəʊm/

The English word “Rom” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. The Romani language.

noun

  1. A member of the Romani people.
  2. A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.

adjective

  1. Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.

Etymology

From Romani rrom (“Romani man”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a caste of itinerant musicians and dancers”). See some more information at Roma. Doublet of Dom. The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information. Not related to Romanian…

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