The Romani word for "grandmother" is puridai (or puridaj, puridaia in the Kalderash dialect).
Mamaw Comes from Lowland Scots, where "ma" is used to address one's own mother and "maw" is used to address others' mothers. Meemaw Comes from the Cajun French word memere (may-MARE), which means "granny" or "grandma". It's typically used by Southern US families. I had a mamaw and papaw.
Translation for 'grandma' from English to Romanian
mamaie {f} [pop.]
Most Common Grandma Nicknames
Nana is the most common nickname for a Grandma in thirty-two states. But if someone doesn't call their grandmother Nana, odds are they do call her Grammy or Gram, as these are relatively popular alternatives to Grandma, as well.
Dordi – Oh dear! Drom – road. Duk – hand or palm. Dukker – tell a fortune. Duw – God.
'Mort' meaning woman and 'kenna' for a house are examples of Cant words.
…all non-Roma by the term Gadje (also spelled Gadze or Gaje; a term with a pejorative connotation meaning “bumpkin,” “yokel,” or “barbarian”).
Granny: Quintessentially grandmother-like, this is an old favorite; Granna is a nice slant. Lolli: For the whimsical grandma who is extra sweet, this contemporary grandmother name is just about the cutest. Memaw: Typically used by Southern US families, it's a charming and cozy grandma name to embrace.
Informal. a grandmother. an elderly woman. a fussy person. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a nurse or midwife.
A list of Hippie Grandma Names included Cookie, Mimzy, Gram Cracker and Tootsie.
Cushti Bok means good luck in the Romany language. Bok, is how we refer to him, was previously named the Log before he came to America. Bok is the first registered Gypsy Vanner in the world, and is 23 now.
There are two reasons Roma and Romani are widely accepted as official terms: Within the Gypsy ethnos, the Roma are the largest sub-group. The term stems from the Romanes language and is used as a self-descriptor. In Romanes, rom means “man” and romni means “woman.”
Gypsy surnames which occur in Surrey include Cooper, Matthews, Ayres, Smith, Green, Taylor, Williams, Brazil, Shepherd, Beaney, Chapman and Scott among others. The Gypsy Lore Society Collections at Liverpool University may be able to help with researching well-known surnames.
Kelong. Malay: offshore fishing platform. Singlish: match fixing or cheating. This is a strange one. For example, if the results of a football game seems suspicious, Singaporeans will say that it's kelong because the player may have been bribed or the match could have been fixed beforehand.
In Romani culture, a gorja, gadjo (masculine), or gadji (feminine) is a person who has no Romanipen. This usually corresponds to not being an ethnic Romani, but it can also refer to an ethnic Romani who does not live within Romani society.
But the meaning of “chav” or “chavvi” in Anglo-Romany simply means “boy” or “girl” or even just “child”. “chavo” for boy, “chavi” for girl and “chave” meaning children.
Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Travellers are often categorised together under the “Roma” definition in Europe and under the acronym “GRT” in Britain.
bunică f (plural bunici, masculine equivalent bunic) grandmother.
In the Basque region, they call their grandmothers, amona. In German, the formal word is großmutter, and the familiar word is oma.
Nana. A universally beloved name, Nana is easy for toddlers to say and widely used across English-speaking countries. Its origin stems from baby talk and simple phonetics, making it one of the first words children learn to associate with their grandmother.