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Romany Common

Romany has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)

2

the Indic language of the Gypsies

3

Alternative form of Romani (a member of the Roma people).

Adjective
1

of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or culture

"Romani nomads"

"Romany folk songs"

"a Gypsy fortune-teller"

2

Alternative form of Romani (of or belonging to the Roma nation).

Proper Noun
1

Alternative form of Romani (the Indo-Aryan language of this people).

Example Sentences
"Romani nomads" adjective
"Romany folk songs" adjective
"a Gypsy fortune-teller" adjective
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Indian Sanskrit
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
gitana gitano
Rhyming Words
many cany wany dany zany hany beany meany joany seany moany litany pryany ratany botany delany gowany gylany albany tetany
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