Rom

E830474

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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rom canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ
meaning "man" ⓘ
"person" ⓘ
notToBeConfusedWith ROM (read-only memory) ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
number singular ⓘ
pluralForm Roma ⓘ
regionOfUse Americas ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
relatedForm Romni ⓘ
RomniMeaning Romani woman or wife of a Rom ⓘ
script Cyrillic alphabet ⓘ
linked to: Cyrillic script

Latin alphabet ⓘ
semanticField human being ⓘ
usedAs autonym ⓘ
usedBy Romani people ⓘ
linked to: Romani diaspora

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.