Rom
A Rom (Romani) musician in the Czech Republic.
Meanings
Proper Noun
- the Romani people from Eastern Europe.
- The Romani language.
- short river Greater London (county) which flows into the River Thames.
Noun
- A member of the Romani people.
- A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.
Adjective
Related
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Origin
- From Romani rrom, probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम. See some more information at Roma.
- 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.
- Not related to Romanian or Roman.
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