Romani
/ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/US/ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/
Romani 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.
Noun
Romani (plural Romani or Romanis)
Proper noun (1)
Romani
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- Romanes
Adjective
Romani (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
Proper noun (2)
IPA/ɹəˈmɑːni/
Romani
- A surname
Romani meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Marathi
Romani in Hindi
- language
- रोमानी भाषा romānī bhāṣā
Romani in Tamil
- language
- ரோமானி rōmāṉi
Romani in Marathi
- language
- रोमानी romānī
Synonyms of Romani
Forms of Romani
| plural | Romani |
|---|---|
| plural | Romanis |
| alternative form | Rommany |
| alternative form | Romany |
| alternative form | Romanese |
| alternative form | Rromani |
Origin of Romani
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.
In some cases, derived from Italian Romani, Romano, or cognates thereof.
Words formed from Romani
Questions about Romani
- What does Romani mean?
- Romani means 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.
- What is Romani in Hindi?
- Romani in Hindi is रोमानी भाषा (romānī bhāṣā). See Romani meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Romani?
- Romani can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Romani?
- Romani is pronounced /ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Romani?
- The plural of Romani is Romani.
Words near Romani in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Romani (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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