What does "romani" mean?
A member of the Roma, a nomadic people with origins in India.
Romani
/ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A member of the Roma, a nomadic people with origins in India.
- Grammar: romani is listed as adj, name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: bohemian, gypsy, roma, gipsies.
- Usage evidence: The government can carry out exterminations, such as what has come to be called the Holocaust, which included Jews, homosexuals, Romani, and the mentally and physically disabled.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of the Roma, a nomadic people with origins in India.
"The Romani have long been discriminated against."
- 2 a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) wordnet
- 3 A member of a people originating in Pakistan or Northwest India and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and North and South America and speaking a language that is related to Hindi.
Adjective
- 1 Of or belonging to the Roma people. not-comparable
"Every year the local Romani population, still called “gypsies” by many, lit harvest fires."
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to the Romani or their language or culture wordnet
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.
- 2 A surname
Example
"The government can carry out exterminations, such as what has come to be called the Holocaust, which included Jews, homosexuals, Romani, and the mentally and physically disabled."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "romani"?
Common synonyms include: bohemian, gypsy, roma, gipsies, gipsy, gitana.
How do you use "romani" in a sentence?
The government can carry out exterminations, such as what has come to be called the Holocaust, which included Jews, homosexuals, Romani, and the mentally and physically disabled.
How do you pronounce "romani"?
Pronounced /ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
In some cases, derived from Italian Romani, Romano, or cognates thereof.