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Romani

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/

The English word “Romani” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A member of the Roma, a nomadic people originating in modern-day Pakistan or Northwest India and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and speaking a language that is related to Hindi.

proper noun

  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.

adjective

  1. Of or belonging to the Roma people.

Etymology

From Romani romani, feminine form of romano (“of or pertaining to the Roma”), from rom (“man”). See also Roma. Not related to Romanian, Roman or Rome.

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