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.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Of or belonging to the Roma people.
Every year the local Romani population, still called “gypsies” by many, lit harvest fires. 2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 158:
sv zigensk (of or belonging to the Roma people) · hy գնչուական (of or belonging to the Roma people) · rmq pindoró (of or belonging to the Roma people) · sh ciganski (of or belonging to the Roma people) · yi ציגײַניש (of or belonging to the Roma people) · sh цигански (of or belonging to the Roma people) · cs romský (of or belonging to the Roma people) · rmq caló (of or belonging to the Roma people) · pt cigano (of or belonging to the Roma people) · sv romsk (of or belonging to the Roma people) · mk ро́мски (of or belonging to the Roma people) · yi ציגײַנערש (of or belonging to the Roma people) · pt cigana (of or belonging to the Roma people) · cs cikánský (of or belonging to the Roma people) · ca romaní (of or belonging to the Roma people) · lt čigoniškas (of or belonging to the Roma people) · sh ромски (of or belonging to the Roma people) · ru цыга́нский (of or belonging to the Roma people) · pt rom (of or belonging to the Roma people) · pl cygański (of or belonging to the Roma people) · bg ро́мски (of or belonging to the Roma people) · sh romski (of or belonging to the Roma people) · rom rromano (of or belonging to the Roma people) · pl romski (of or belonging to the Roma people) · de zigeunerisch (of or belonging to the Roma people)
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.
Meanings
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.
ru цыга́нский (language) · ca romaní (language) · da romani (language) · hu cigány (language) · kw Romek (language) · sh ciganski (language) · pt români (language) · mk ро́мски (language) · ru цыга́нский язы́к (language) · bg ци́гански (language) · sh romski (language) · ka აწინკნური (language) · sq gabel (language) · sh ромски (language) · cmn 羅姆語 /罗姆语 (language) · cs cikánština (language) · ru рома́ (language) · pl język cygański (language) · de Zigeunersprache (language) · rmq chipicallí (language) · es romaní (language) · be Цыганская мова (language) · ta ரோமானி (language) · lt čigonų kalba (language) · el Ρομανί γλώσσα (language) · rom rromani ćhib (language) · ru рома́ни (language) · fi romani (language) · hi रोमानी भाषा (language) · sv romani (language) · eo cigana (language) · nl Romanes (language) · sh цигански (language) · ga Romainis (language) · de Romani (language) · mr रोमानी (language) · mk Ромски јазик (language) · pt romani (language) · ka აწინკნური ენა (language) · az qaraçı dili (language) · pl romani (language) · eo la cigana lingvo (language) · tr Çingenece (language) · yi ראָמאַני (language) · fr romani (language) · de Roma-Sprache (language) · cs romština (language) · hy գնչուերեն (language) · de Romanes (language) · ro limba țigănească (language) · ga Roimis (language) · pl język romski (language) · ja ロマ語 (language) · fr tsigane (language) · es caló (language) · ja ロマニー語 (language) · uk Циганська мова (language) · bg Цигански език (language) · ko 롬어 (language)
Romani en · PROPN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/ɹəˈmɑːni/
/ɹoʊˈmɑːni/
Etymology
In some cases, derived from Italian Romani, Romano, or cognates thereof.