Romani
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Romani¹
- /ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/ UK
- /ˈɹɒm.ni/ UK
- /ˈɹəʊ.mə.ni/ UK
- /ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/ US
- /ˈɹoʊ.mə.ni/ US
Rhymes with (UK) -ɒməni, (nonstandard, technical) -ɑːni
Where it comes from
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.
noun Romani · Romanis · Rommany · Romany · Romanese · Rromani
- 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. The Romani have long been discriminated against.
proper noun Rommany · Romany · Romanese · Rromani
adjective Rommany · Romany · Romanese · Rromani
- Of or belonging to the Roma people or their language. Every year the local Romani population, still called “gypsies” by many, lit harvest fires.
Romani²
- /ɹəˈmɑːni/
- /ɹoʊˈmɑːni/
Where it comes from
In some cases, derived from Italian Romani, Romano, or cognates thereof.
proper noun
- A surname.
Translations
Every language
name language
| Español | romaní, caló |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 롬어 Rom-eo |
| 日本語 | ロマ語 Roma-go, ロマニー語 Romanī-go |
| 中文 | 羅姆語 /罗姆语 Luómǔ yǔ |
| हिन्दी | रोमानी भाषा romānī bhāṣā |
| Português | români, romani |
| Français | romani, tsigane |
| Deutsch | Roma-Sprache, Romani, Romanes, Zigeunersprache |
| Ελληνικά | Ρομανί γλώσσα Romaní glóssa |
| Română | limba țigănească |
| Русский | цыга́нский язы́к cygánskij jazýk, цыга́нский cygánskij, рома́ romá, рома́ни románi |
adj of or belonging to the Roma people
| Português | rom, cigano, cigana |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | zigeunerisch |
| Русский | цыга́нский cygánskij |
Talk about this word "Romani." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/romani. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Romani. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/romani "Romani." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/romani.Cite this
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