Rom

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Rom is the singular self-designation used by many Romani people to refer to themselves, often translated as "man" or "person" in the Romani language.

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Label Occurrences
Rom canonical 1

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnonym
self-designation
belongsToLexicon Romani vocabulary
contrastsWith exonym "Gypsy"
culturalSignificance marker of Romani identity
ethnicContext Romani ethnicity
ethnolinguisticGroup Indo-Aryan-speaking minority
etymologicalOrigin likely from Indo-Aryan roots related to "man" or "husband"
genderAssociation masculine in many Romani dialects
languageOfOrigin Romani language NERFINISHED
meaning "man"
"person"
notToBeConfusedWith ROM (read-only memory)
Rome NERFINISHED
number singular
pluralForm Roma NERFINISHED
regionOfUse Americas NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
Middle East NERFINISHED
relatedForm Romni
RomniMeaning Romani woman or wife of a Rom
script Cyrillic alphabet NERFINISHED
Latin alphabet
semanticField human being
usedAs autonym
usedBy Romani people NERFINISHED

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