Rom

Meaning

Name

1. The ethnic designation used by the Romani people from Eastern Europe.
2. The Romani language.

Noun

1. A member of the Romani people.
2. A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.

Adj

Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.

Synonyms

Roma

Gypsy

Romani

Romany

gipsy

gypsy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəʊm/

Etymology

From Romani rrom (“Romani man”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”). See some more information at Roma.
The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
Not related to Romanian or Roman.