Roma.
A nomadic people with origins in India, the Romani.
Meaning & usage
A nomadic people with origins in India, the Romani.
A subgroup of the Romani people found primarily in Eastern Europe.
A variety of the Romani language (or occasionally) the Romani macrolanguage.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Romani roma, plural of rom (“man, husband, Romani man”). The latter probably comes from Sanskrit डोम्ब (ḍomba, “lower-caste person working as a wandering musician”), from Sanskrit डमरु (ḍamaru, “drum”), which may have been borrowed from a Dravidian language. Folk etymology pointed to a legend that the ethnic group were an exiled people from Roman Imperial times. The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
A Rom; a member of the Romani people.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Romani roma, plural of rom (“man, husband, Romani man”). The latter probably comes from Sanskrit डोम्ब (ḍomba, “lower-caste person working as a wandering musician”), from Sanskrit डमरु (ḍamaru, “drum”), which may have been borrowed from a Dravidian language. Folk etymology pointed to a legend that the ethnic group were an exiled people from Roman Imperial times. The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
Romani: of or pertaining to the Romani people.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Romani roma, plural of rom (“man, husband, Romani man”). The latter probably comes from Sanskrit डोम्ब (ḍomba, “lower-caste person working as a wandering musician”), from Sanskrit डमरु (ḍamaru, “drum”), which may have been borrowed from a Dravidian language. Folk etymology pointed to a legend that the ethnic group were an exiled people from Roman Imperial times. The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
A number of places around the world: A town, the seat of the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia, from the Italian surname di Roma.
A number of places around the world: A settlement in Maseru district, Lesotho.
A number of places around the world: A town in Ascope province, La Libertad region, northern Peru.
A number of places around the world: A commune in Botoșani County, Romania.
A number of places around the world: A village in Valencia province, Valencia, Spain.
A number of places around the world: A locality in central Gotland, Sweden.
A number of places around the world: A city and border crossing point on the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas, United States.
A female given name from Latin of English-speakers.
Alternative form of Rome: A major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire.
Alternative form of Rome: A metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy
Alternative form of Rome: An ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire.
Where this word comes from
From Latin and Italian Roma (“Rome”). Doublet of Rome and Rum.
A variety of tomato.
Where this word comes from
From Latin and Italian Roma (“Rome”). Doublet of Rome and Rum.
An Austronesian language of Indonesia.
Where this word comes from
Compare Indonesian Bahasa Romang (“Roma language”).
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