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Rom⋅a⋅ny

  [rom-uh-nee, roh-muh-] noun, plural -nies, adjective
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–noun
1. Gypsy (def. 2).
2. Gypsies collectively.
3. the Indic language of the Gypsies, its various forms differing greatly because of local influences.
–adjective
4. pertaining to Gypsies, their language, or their customs.
Also, Rommany, Romani.
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Rom·a·ny or Rom·a·ni   (rŏm'ə-nē, rō'mə-, rä'mə-)   
n.   pl. Romany or Rom·a·nies also Romani or Rom·a·nis

  1. A Gypsy.

  2. The Indic language of the Gypsies. Also called Gypsy.

adj.  Of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or culture.

[Romany romani, feminine of romano, gypsy, from rom, man, from Prakrit ḍoma, man of a low caste, of Dravidian origin.]
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Word Origin & History

Romany 
"a gypsy, the Gypsy language," 1812, romani, fem. of romano (adj.) "Gypsy," from rom, the Gypsy word for "man, husband, male, Gypsy" (pl. roma), from Skt. domba-s "male member of a low caste of musicians."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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