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țigan

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țigan¹

  • /t͡siˈɡan/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from a South Slavic (a)ciganinŭ (cf. Church Slavonic циганинъ (ciganinŭ)), from early modern Greek τσιγγάνος (tsingános) or ατσίγγανος (atsínganos), variant of Medieval Greek ἀθίγγανος (athínganos, “untouchable”)(a compound of privative ἀ- (a-) + θιγγάνω (thingánō, “to touch”)), used also as the name of a Christian sect. Compare Russian цыган (cygan), Hungarian cigány, Portuguese cigano and German Zigeuner, which are from the same Greek source (as well as Italian zingaro, French tzigane, ultimately).

noun țigani · equivalent țigancă · țigan · țiganul · țiganii

  1. masculine, offensive, sometimes Gypsy

adjective țigană · țigani · țigane · țigan

  1. masculine, neuter, offensive, sometimes Gypsy

Țigan²

Where it comes from

From țigan.

proper noun lui Țigan

  1. masculine a surname originating as an ethnonym

In English

  • Rom a member of the Romani people
  • gypsy any itinerant person, or any person suspected of making a living from dishonest
  • Gypsy a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group

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"țigan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%9Bigan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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țigan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%9Bigan

Chicago

"țigan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%9Bigan.

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@misc{t_igan_2026,
  title = {țigan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%9Bigan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}