How do you pronounce romani?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/.

romani

/ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: ro-mani
IPA: /ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/

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Meaning

noun

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.

name

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.

adj

Of or belonging to the Roma people.

name

A surname

Example Sentences

"The Romani have long been discriminated against."
"Every year the local Romani population, still called “gypsies” by many, lit harvest fires."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: romani

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/
British English: /ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/

Inflected Forms

Romanis (plural) Rommany (alternative) Romany (alternative) Romanese (alternative) Rromani (alternative)

Phrases

Balkan Romani Kalo Finnish Romani Para-Romani Romani studies Sinte Romani Vlax Romani Romano- Wiktionary’s coverage of Romani terms

Frequently Paired Words

Angloromani Balkan Romani Kalo Finnish Romani Para-Romani Romani studies Scandoromani Sinte Romani Vlax Romani

Synonyms

Rom Roma Bohemian Gypsy Romanes romany gipsy rommany

Rhymes With

johnny ronnie bonnie dani giovanni donnie donny mani giuliani johnnie armani rani