A clipping of Gyptian (in Early Modern English roughly /ˈd͡ʒɪp.sɪ.æn/), itself an apheretic form of Egyptian, from Middle English Egipcian (“Egyptian”) (rarely Gypcian), from Old French egyptien, from Latin aegyptianus, from aegyptius (“Egypt”), because when Roma first appeared in England in the sixteenth century, they were wrongly believed to have come from Egypt. The Albanian evgjit, Greek γύφτος (gýftos), Italian gitano, Spanish gitano and Turkish Kıpti have the same origin. Doublet of Egyptian and Copt.
The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Rom (words related to the Romani people's autonyms) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
Meanings
(not-comparable, offensive, sometimes) Of or belonging to the Romani people or one of it sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichel, etc).
A clipping of Gyptian (in Early Modern English roughly /ˈd͡ʒɪp.sɪ.æn/), itself an apheretic form of Egyptian, from Middle English Egipcian (“Egyptian”) (rarely Gypcian), from Old French egyptien, from Latin aegyptianus, from aegyptius (“Egypt”), because when Roma first appeared in England in the sixteenth century, they were wrongly believed to have come from Egypt. The Albanian evgjit, Greek γύφτος (gýftos), Italian gitano, Spanish gitano and Turkish Kıpti have the same origin. Doublet of Egyptian and Copt.
The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Rom (words related to the Romani people's autonyms) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
Meanings
(offensive, sometimes) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).
A member of other nomadic peoples, not only of the Romani people; a traveller. Alternative spelling of gypsy.
tr Kıpti (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ug سىگان (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · fr tsigane (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · az siqan (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · vot mustõlain (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · el τσιγγάνος (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · be цыга́н (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ru цыга́нка (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · az qaraçı (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · vi người Di-gan (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · eo cigano (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ru цыга́н (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ar غَجَر (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ms gipsi (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · tl hitano (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · da sigøjner (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · it zingara (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · lv čigāns (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · af sigeuner (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · mk Ѓуптин (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · nl zigeunerin (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ky цыган (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · lt čigonė (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sk Cigánka (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · pl Cygan (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · scn zannu (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ar غَجَرِيَّة (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sh Cȉgānka (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · rup curbet (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · kk сыған (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ko 집시 (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · mi Hipihi (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · tk loly (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · nl zigeuner (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · vo zigan (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sh Ци̏га̄н (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · nb sigøynerske (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · rue Циґанка (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · kmr cengene (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · eu ijito (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · th ยิปซี (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · nb sigøyner (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · rup cinghine (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sl Cigan (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sv zigenare (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ga giofóg (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · mk Ци́ган (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · es gitano (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · tg лӯлӣ (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ja ジプシー (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · eo ciganino (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ro țigan (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sh Ци̏ганин (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · hi जिप्सी (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · nn sigøynar (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · tt чегән (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · hu cigány (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · tg ҷӯгӣ (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · pt cigana (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ro cioară (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · hy գնչու (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · tr Çingene (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ka ბოშა (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · scn caminanti (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · rup yiftu (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · et mustlane (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ba сиған (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · uz loʻli (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · cs Cikánka (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · uk ци́ганка (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sq cigane (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · he צוֹעֲנִי (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ar غَجَرِيّ (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sq cigan (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · scn zìngaru (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · he צוֹעֲנִית (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · cs Cikán (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · fo sigoynari (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · pl Cyganka (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · uk ци́ган (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sh Ци̏га̄нка (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · cmn 吉普賽人 /吉普赛人 (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · kk цыган (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · fo sigoyni (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ky сыган (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · yi ציגײַנער (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ce цигон (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · bg ци́ганин (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ca gitano (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sh Cȉganin (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sh Cȉgān (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · be цыга́нка (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · fi mustalainen (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · nn sigøynerske (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · fr manouche (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · mk Ци́ганин (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · mk Ци́ганка (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · fr gitan (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ps جټ (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · pdt Ziejoon (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · yi ציגײַנערין (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · kmr qereçî (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · vi người Xư-gan (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · it zingaro (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · udm чиган (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · bg ци́ганка (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · gkm Ἀθίγγανος (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · fa کولی (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sl Ciganka (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · lt čigonas (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ga duine den lucht siúil (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · scn gitanu (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · de Zigeuner (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · de Zigeunerin (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · is Sígauni (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · hy գնչուհի (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · fa جت (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · fa-cls چنگانه (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ur جِپْسی (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · cy sipsi (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · sk Cigán (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · lv čigāne (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · el τσιγγάνα (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ro țigancă (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · pt cigano (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · cv чикан (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · rue Циґан (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · ht jitàn (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group) · fr gitane (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group)
A clipping of Gyptian (in Early Modern English roughly /ˈd͡ʒɪp.sɪ.æn/), itself an apheretic form of Egyptian, from Middle English Egipcian (“Egyptian”) (rarely Gypcian), from Old French egyptien, from Latin aegyptianus, from aegyptius (“Egypt”), because when Roma first appeared in England in the sixteenth century, they were wrongly believed to have come from Egypt. The Albanian evgjit, Greek γύφτος (gýftos), Italian gitano, Spanish gitano and Turkish Kıpti have the same origin. Doublet of Egyptian and Copt.
The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Rom (words related to the Romani people's autonyms) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
Meanings
(offensive, rare, sometimes) The language Romani.
A female given name.
"Why, good afternoon, Miss Gypsy," said Sir Simms; "I'm surprised to see you such a warm day — very much surprised. But you always were a remarkable young lady ..." 1894, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Gypsy Breynton, page 130:
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cmn 吉普賽 /吉普赛 (female given name) · pl Gypsy (female given name)