The common word used for "toilet" when asking for one in Romani is toalet.
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.
Marime, mahrime or marimé is a central concept in traditional Romani culture, particularly within Vlax and Northern Roma groups, that refers to a notion of ritual impurity. The opposite of marime is užo, a term referring to ritual cleanliness.
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.
British Romany . It seems to have various meanings depending on context - sometimes its an exclamation of some kind, like wow! "Dordi, dik at the size of that". But also as an expression of surprised agreement, or acknowledgement when someone is telling you something exciting or surprising.
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.”
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.
The first is bună, which literally means “good.” It's the all-purpose short greeting in Romania, good for the telephone or waving to a friend. The second is salut, which is taken directly from French. It's used just about as frequently in Romania as well, and it's simply how to say “hi” in Romanian.
…all non-Roma by the term Gadje (also spelled Gadze or Gaje; a term with a pejorative connotation meaning “bumpkin,” “yokel,” or “barbarian”).
baxtalo (feminine baxtali, plural baxtale) lucky. happy.
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.
The Ludar, or "Romanian Gypsies," also immigrated to the United States during the great immigration from southern and eastern Europe between 1880 and 1914. Most of the Ludar came from northwestern Bosnia.
“ Iubire ” means love so you can use that. “Iubitule” or “iubirea mea” mean “my love”, again can be used. “Dragul meu” is my darling but is not widely used.
The term 'Gypsies and Travellers' is difficult to define as it does not constitute a single, homogenous group, but encompasses a range of groups with different histories, cultures and beliefs including: Romany Gypsies, Welsh Gypsies, Scottish Gypsy Travellers and Irish Travellers.
Gorga is a form of artistic decoration found in the culture of Batak Toba in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The gorga motif is in the shape of flourishes and undulations.
gaje m (plural gajes) pay; salary.
Romani Americans (Roma). There are about 20,000 Romani Americans (Roma) in Texas, out of a national population of about one million. Romani people, commonly known by the pejorative term Gypsies, have been in the Americas since 1498, when Columbus brought some on his third voyage to the West Indies.
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The Roma do not follow a single faith, but are Catholic Manouche, Mercheros, and Sinti; Muslim Ashkali and Romanlar; Pentecostal Kalderash and Lovari; Protestant Travellers; Anglican Gypsies; and Baptist Roma.
Pikey (/ˈpaɪkiː/; also spelled pikie, pykie) is a derogatory slang term referring to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. It is used mainly in the United Kingdom and in Ireland to refer to people who belong to groups which had a traditional travelling lifestyle.
adjective. unpleasant, nasty, or unattractive. of poor quality or in bad condition; unsatisfactory or useless.
"Hoo-ha" (or hoo-hah) slang means a noisy fuss, commotion, or excitement, often over something trivial, but it can also euphemistically refer to female genitalia. It's an informal term for a "brouhaha," "hullabaloo," or general to-do, signifying uproar or fuss, but sometimes used to describe a state of arousal or, less commonly, male anatomy, though its primary use is for commotion or female anatomy.