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Romanian
Etymology
From Cig + -an.
Proper noun
Cigan m (genitive/dative lui Cigan)
- a surname transferred from the place name
References
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Ultimately from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος (athínganos, “untouchable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sîɡaːn/
- Hyphenation: Ci‧gan
Proper noun
Cȉgān m (Cyrillic spelling Ци̏га̄н)
- (offensive) male Gypsy
- Synonym: Gabelj
Declension