Romani

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See also: romani, români, and romaní

English

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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.

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Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/, /ˈɹɒm.ni/, /ˈɹəʊ.mə.ni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/, /ˈɹoʊ.mə.ni/

Noun

Romani (plural Romani or Romanis)

  1. A member of the Roma, a nomadic people with origins in India.
    The Romani have long been discriminated against.
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Proper noun

Romani

  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.
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Adjective

Romani (not comparable)

  1. Of or belonging to the Roma people.
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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Romani”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Etymology 2

In some cases, derived from Italian Romani, Romano, or cognates thereof.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹəˈmɑːni/, /ɹoʊˈmɑːni/

Proper noun

Romani

  1. A surname

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Romani n (proper noun, strong, genitive Romani or Romanis)

  1. Romani (language)
    Synonyms: Zigeunersprache, Romanes

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Italian

Noun

Romani m

  1. plural of Romano

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Latin

Proper noun

Rōmānī

  1. inflection of Rōmānus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

Adjective

Rōmānī

  1. inflection of Rōmānus:
    1. genitive/locative masculine/neuter singular
    2. nominative/vocative masculine plural