Çingene
Turkish
/tʃiŋɟene/
proper noun
Definitions
- (vulgar) Rom, gypsy
Etymology
Derived from Hungarian cigány (Gypsy, gipsy) derived from Greek (modern) τσιγγάνος (Gypsy).
Origin
Greek (Cypriot)
τσιγγάνος
Gloss
Gypsy
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- tzigane English
- Zigeuner German
- cigány Hungarian
- cigányasszony Hungarian
- cigánykerék Hungarian
- cigányok Hungarian
- cigánypecsenye Hungarian
- cigányság Hungarian
- tzigane French
- țigan Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- τσιγγάνος Greek (modern)
- cinghine Aromanian
- цыга́н Belarusian
- τσιγγάνος gkm
- ἀθίγγανος gkm
- Ἀθίγγανος gkm