romany

«romany» in Mova's school dictionary: A member of the Romani people (Roma), who came from India… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a Romany, Romanies; Romany — the language); adjective (Romany, also Romani)

meaning for a pupil

1) A member of the Romani people (Roma), who came from India long ago and spread through Europe and the world; some travel, many live settled lives. tree →

2) Their language, Romani (Romany), which is related to languages of India. tree →

3) (adjective) of the Romani people: Romany culture, a Romany caravan. tree →

sense in the lessons

History and community lessons: Romani people have their own language, music and traditions, and have often been treated unfairly; many were murdered in the Holocaust. «Romani» or «Roma» is the respectful name; the older word «gypsy» can hurt. In old books, such as The Wind in the Willows, Romany life is linked with painted caravans and horses.

examples

• Romany families have travelled Europe for hundreds of years. tree →
• The Romany language is related to Hindi. tree →
• We listened to Romany music in class. tree →
• Romani people celebrate International Roma Day on 8 April. tree →
• Her grandmother was a Romany and spoke the language. tree →
• An old Romany caravan stood in the museum. tree →

note

Capital R: Romany, Romani, Roma. Spellings Romany and Romani are both used; «Romani» is preferred by many today. Not the same as «Romania» (a country) or «Roman».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «romany» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.