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Romany的意思

Romany

英 ['rɔməni; 'rəu] 美
  • n. 吉普赛语;吉普赛人
  • adj. 吉普赛人的;吉普赛语的;吉普赛人之风俗习惯的

Romany

英文词源


Romany (n.)
"a gypsy; the Gypsy language," 1812, romani, fem. of romano (adj.) "Gypsy," from rom, the Romany word for "man, husband, male, Gypsy" (plural roma), from Sanskrit domba-s ("with initial cerebral d, which confuses with r" [Klein]) "male member of a low caste of musicians."