but

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bahutta), from Sanskrit बहुत्व (bahutva, “much, many, very”). Cognate with Hindi बहुत (bahut).

inh

But rroma mekhle i India thaj gele p-e aver phuva.

Many Roma left India and went towards other lands.


kale

oblique masculine singular/feminine singular/plural


aver

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀯𑀭 (avara), from Sanskrit अपर (apara).


dosh

Wo sas dosh.

Dosh san.


loko

According to Ačaṙyan, from Armenian լոկ (lok).

loki djilli


ucho

From Sanskrit उच्च (uchcha, “high, elevated”).


tato

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀢𑁆𑀢 (tatta) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit तप्त (tapta).


kalo

desc

Angloromani: kalo, kala, kali, kalli, kallo, kawla, kawlo, kawlu, kora, kowlo, kula

desctree

Caló: caló (“tanned, dark-skinned; Romani”)
→ Catalan: caló, calé
→ Portuguese: caló, calão
→ Spanish: caló

Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla), ultimately borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *kār.


baro

desc

Angloromani: baro, barri, bawla, bawro, bora, bori, borri, borro, bowro

Caló: baró

Erromintxela: baro

Traveller Norwegian: baro

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa), from Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra), from वृद्ध (vṛddha, “large, old, eminent”). Cognate with Hindustani بَڑا (baṛā) / बड़ा (baṛā).


nevo

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀦𑀯 (nava), from Sanskrit नव (nava).


drago

Borrowed from Slavic; compare Serbo-Croatian drag, Romanian drag, Bulgarian драг (drag).


lolo

Erromintxela: lolo

Tavringer Romani: lollo, lolo

Inherited from Sanskrit लोहित (lohita), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.


parno

Caló: parné

→ Spanish: parné

Inherited from Sanskrit पाण्डु (pāṇḍu, “yellowish white, white, pale”).


phurano

head

phurano (feminine phurani, plural phurane)


thulo

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (thulla), 𑀣𑀽𑀮 (thūla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit स्थूल (sthūla, “fat”).


shuko

Anglicized form of śuko (“dry; thin, slim, lean”)


chacho

Anglicized form of ćaćo (“right; correct; straight”)


ungriko

ungriko (feminine ungriki, plural ungrike)


anglicko

English (of or pertaining to England, its people or language)


mulo

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mer-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás
Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá)
Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀅 (mua)
Romani mulo
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀅 (mua, “dead”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑀼𑀢 (*muta), from Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá, “dead”).

inh+

O Thagar si mulo! Te trail but o Thagar!


terno

terni (feminine)
terne (plural)
tarno (alternative)


kindyilo

head

kindyilo (feminine kindyili, plural kindyile)


samtalo

samtalo (feminine samtali, plural samtale)

samt (“plane”) + -alo or from Sanskrit समतल (samatala, “flat”).


vuneto

Borrowed from Romanian vânăt (“livid, bluish-grey”), from Latin venetus (“blue, sea-blue”).


dilo

→ Bavarian: Dillo

→ German: Dillo

→ Romanian: diliu

Inherited from Sanskrit दीन (dīna, “miserable, sad, depressed”).


baxtalo

head

baxtalo (feminine baxtali, plural baxtale)


shilalo

shilalo (feminine shilali, plural shilale)


nalacho

nalacho (feminine nalachi, plural nalache)


baxtale

inflection of baxtalo:
nominative plural


nasvalo

→ Romanian: nașparliu

Inherited from Sanskrit न- (na-) + सफल (saphala, “fruitful, potent”).


śukar

śukare (oblique)
shukar (alternative)
šukar (alternative)

Tavringer Romani: sjucker, sjycker

→ Swedish: sjucker

→ Romanian: șucar

Two etymologies have been proposed:
* Inherited from Sanskrit शुक्र (śukra).
* Inherited from Sanskrit शुक्रवार (śukravāra).

inh+

Mirri piramni si but śukar.

(International Standard) beautiful, handsome


buxlo

From Sanskrit बहुल (bahulá, “large, thick”).


phuro

phuri (feminine)
phure (plural)
puro (alternative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha, “old”).

Keren savorale drom, te khelel o puro rom


laćho

laćhi (feminine)
laćhe (plural)
lačho (alternative)
lasho (alternative)

Angloromani: latcho

Caló: lachó

Erromintxela: latxo

Tavringer Romani: lattjo

→ Swedish: lattjo

Uncertain. Several etymologies have been proposed:
# Inherited from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha), with a "l-" prothesis, thus, being a cognate of Hindi अच्छा (acchā).
# Inherited from Sanskrit लक्ष्मक (lakṣmaka), लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī). Compare also लक्षित (lakṣita).

(International Standard) good, right, nice


rromano

→ Turkish: Roman


ćaćo

ćaći (feminine)
ćaće (plural)
chacho (alternative)
čačo (alternative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀘𑁆𑀘 (sacca), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀘 (saca), from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “true”). Cognates include Hindi सच्चा (saccā, “true”).


śilalo

śilali (feminine)
śilale (plural)
shilalo (alternative)
šilalo (alternative)


šukar

Pan-Vlax spelling of śukar (“beautiful”)


čačo

Pan-Vlax spelling of ćaćo (“right; correct; straight”)


gaʒikano

head

gaʒikano (feminine gaʒikani, plural gaʒikane)

gaʒikani (feminine)
gaʒikane (plural)
gadžikano (alternative)


śuko

śuki (feminine)
śuke (plural)
shuko (alternative)
shukho (alternative)
šuko (alternative)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas
Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka)
Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha)
Romani śuko
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha), from Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- + *-kos.

etymon

(International Standard)
thin, slim, lean


šuko

Pan-Vlax spelling of śuko (“dry; thin, slim, lean”)


śudro

śudri (feminine)
śudre (plural)
shudro (alternative)
šudro (alternative)


ćorro

ćorri (feminine)
ćorre (plural)
chorro (alternative)

→ Hungarian: csóró

→ Spanish: chorro

Inherited from Sanskrit छोर (chora). Compare Punjabi چھورا (chorā) and Sindhi ڇورو (choro, “orphan”).


purano

purani (feminine)
purane (plural)
phurano (alternative)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇa). Cognate with Hindi पुराना (purānā).


gudlo

Inherited from Sanskrit *गुडल (guḍala) or *गुडड (guḍaḍa). Cognate to Hindi गुड़ (guṛ).


nalačho

head

nalačho (feminine nalačhi, plural nalačhe)


nalaćho

nalaćho (feminine nalaćhi, plural nalaćhe)

nalaćhi (feminine)
nalaćhe (plural)
nalacho (alternative)
nalačho (alternative)


zèleno

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian zelen, from Proto-Slavic *zelenъ.


tikno

tikni (feminine)
tikne (plural)
ticno (alternative)
cikno (alternative)
cino (alternative)
țâcno (alternative)
țicno (alternative)
țîcno (alternative)
tzikno (alternative)
tsikno (alternative)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (tikkha) or 𑀢𑀺𑀔𑀺𑀦 (tikhina), from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa).


khino

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀻𑀦 (khīna, “destroyed, exhauted”), from Sanskrit क्षीण (kṣīṇa) or खिन्न (khinna).


barvalo

head

barvalo (feminine barvali, plural barvale)

Compare Prakrit 𑀩𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀢 (balavaṃta, “endowed with power”).


djungalo

djúngale vórbi


țâcno

țâcni (feminine)
țâcne (plural)
țîcno (alternative)
țâgno (alternative)
țîgno (alternative)
tzigno (alternative)

Romanian spelling of cikno, alternative form of tikno


zuralo

O Del si but zuralo.


xolǎme

holeame (alternative)
holyame (alternative)
holiame (alternative)