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The Indic language of the Gypsies
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romany
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"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 ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Romany \Rom"a*ny\, n. [Gypsy romano, romani, adj., gypsy; cf. rom husband.] A gypsy. The language spoken among themselves by the gypsies.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Romany is an album by The Hollies , the first not to feature distinctive, tenor-range lead singer Allan Clarke , who had left to try a solo career and was replaced by a Swedish singer with lower vocal register, Mikael Rickfors ---prompting a somewhat radical ...
Usage examples of romany.
They had the appearance of righteous gypsies, some kind of hyperthyroid Romany rejects.
Quinn, Firefly, Bon Marche, Dom Pedro, Cee Squared, Omega, El NidoThorby resolved to see how Mata was doingSaint Christopher, Vega, Vega Prime, Galactic Banker, Romany Lass .
Last summer I took him with me to an encampment of Romanies or Gypsies near my home at Oulton in Suffolk.
Ottawa area Romanies had a fluctuating membership composed of whichever of the more important Rom happened to be in town at the time.
Romany knew that I was going to take over all the freaks unless Ahasuerus wanted to talk deal?
Thaddeus was sure that Ahasuerus would show up, bail Romany out, and take after us with a paid posse of head-breakers.
As he introduced his relations to her, most for the second time, a Romany parade of chats and chais and chabos, all dark flashing eyes and white flashing teeth, Sam found herself in danger of falling asleep on her feet.
The ghastly howl broke too, and as the shattered bits of sound tumbled away in a mad, despairing sobbing, Romany could feel the air spring back to its usual pressure.
Quinn, Firefly, Bon Marche, Dom Pedro, Cee Squared, Omega, El Nido -- Thorby resolved to see how Mata was doing -- Saint Christopher, Vega, Vega Prime, Galactic Banker, Romany Lass .
Doyle took the meager cash he'd saved and bought what he thought of as insurance: a battered and rusty old flintlock pistol which the marine store owner had insisted would actually fire, and with which Doyle would threaten to kill himself if Doctor Romany tried to have him seized.
Ahasuerus, and then I spent half the night on his shuttlecraft's radio selling his company on the idea of a traveling carnival, and the whole time I had to make sure Romany didn't throw any monkey wrenches into the deal, and I've spent most of today convincing a bunch of con men that I'm not trying to pull the biggest con of all.
Horrabin looked up, though without much interest, since it wasn't Romany's twanging step, and his eyes widened in surprise when the newcomer stepped into the hall, for it was Romany after all, but he was wearing high platform boots instead of his spring-shoes.
The Downs trended to the south, where the Romany and the Zingari resided, and a keen watch was kept both from the wall and from the hills beyond.
Even now, the sight of the Romany caravans winding their way through Cricklade’s wolds as midsummer approached always made him feel incredibly randy.