see|gypsy
English
Etymology
Earlier ME. term|gipcyan|langenm term|gyptian|langenm, < OF. term|gyptien, short for term|Egyptian < L. term|Aegyptius|lang=la; when they first appeared in England in the sixteenth century they were believed to have come from Egypt.
Noun
en-noun|Gyps|ies
- A Rom, member of the Roma. This term is considered pejorative by some, especially among the Roma themselves.
- One of a stateless people, whose communities, traditionally thought to have been originally from India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th century, and are now widely distributed over Europe, Russia, Turkey, the Americas.
- The language of the Roma people.
Translations
trans-top|a Rom
Bosnian: Rom#Bosnian|Rom m, Romkinja#Bosnian|Romkinja f
Chinese: å��æ�®è³½äºº, å��æ�®èµ�人 (jÃpÇ�sà i rén)
Croatian: Rom#Croatian|Rom m, Romkinja#Croatian|Romkinja f
Czech: cikán m
Hungarian: cigány
Norwegian: sigøyner m, sigøynerske f
Polish: cygan m, cyganka f
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Portuguese: cigano m, cigana f
Russian: ��ган (tsygán) m, ��ганка (tsygánka) f
Serbian:
Spanish: gitano m, gitana f
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trans-top|one of the stateless people
Bosnian: Ciganin#Bosnian|Ciganin m, Ciganka#Bosnian|Ciganka f
Chinese: å��æ�®è³½äºº, å��æ�®èµ�人 (jÃpÇ�sà i rén)
Croatian: Ciganin#Croatian|ciganin m, Ciganka#Croatian|Ciganka f
Dutch: zigeuner m, zigeunerin f
Finnish: mustalainen, romaani
French: tsigane m|f
German: Zigeuner m, Zigeunerin f
Greek: ��ιγγάνο� (tsigános) m, ��ιγγάνα (tsigána) f
Hungarian: cigány
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Japanese: ���� (jipushii)
Korean: �� (jipsi)
Norwegian: sigøyner m, sigøynerske f
Polish: cygan m, cyganka f
Portuguese: cigano m, cigana f
Russian: ��ган (tsygán) m, ��ганка (tsygánka) f
Serbian:
Turkish: �ingene, Roman, Kıpti.
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trans-top|the language of the Roma
Bosnian: romski#Bosnian|romski m, ciganski#Bosnian|ciganski m
Croatian: romski#Croatian|romski m, ciganski#Croatian|ciganski m
Finnish: romaani
French: tsigane m|f
Hungarian: cigány
Polsih: romani n, j�zyk romski m, j�zyk cyga�ski m
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Portuguese: romani
Russian: ��ган�кий (tsygánskij) m
Serbian:
Spanish: romanà m, caló (Spanish Romani) m
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Adjective
en-adj|-
- Of or belonging to the Roma. This term is sometimes considered pejorative.
- Of or belonging to the Gypsy race (Webster).
Translations
trans-top|of or belonging to the Roma
Bosnian: romski#Bosnian|romski m
Croatian: romski#Croatian|romski m
Portuguese: rom m|f, cigano m, cigana f
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Russian: ��ган�кий (tsygánskij) m, ��ган�ка� (tsygánskaja) f
Serbian:
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trans-top|of or belonging to the Gypsy race
Bosnian: ciganski#Bosnian|ciganski m
Croatian: ciganski#Croatian|ciganski m
Portuguese: cigano m, cigana f
Russian: ��ган�кий (tsygánskij) m, ��ган�ка� (tsygánskaja) f
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Serbian:
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See also
Roma
Romani
Sinti
Traveler
References
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