  | ROMANYORSLANG. | ENGLISH. | | Acoi | Here. | | Adrey | Into. | | Ajaw | So. | | Auv acoi | Come here. | | Av | Come. | | Avali | Yes. | | Bar | A pound. | | Baulo | A pig. | | Bershor | Years. | | Betie | Tiny, small. | | Bis | Twenty. | | Bokkra | A sheep. | | Boro gav | Big city—London. | | Boronashemescrutan | Epsom race-course. | | Bosh | Fiddle. | | Boshomengro | Fiddler. | | Buddigur | A shop. | | Buddigur divvus | Shopping day, usually Saturday. The term is sometimes used for Monday, but this day is more frequently called “toving divvus,” or washing day. | | Camipen-lil | Love-letter. | | Chavo | Child, boy. | | Chies | Girls. | | Chiklo, chickly | Dirty. | | Chin | To cut. | | Chin a ran | Cut a tent rod. | | Chiv | Put. | | Chivving tulipen prey the chokkars | Greasing the shoes. | | Chokkars | Shoes. | | Choom | A kiss. | | Chor’d | Stole. | | Chorodies | Dirty outcasts. | | Chovahani | Witch. | | Churi | Knife. | | Chuvvel | Coat. | | Coru | Pot. | | Cosh | Stick, or wood. | | Cour | To fight. | | Covar | Any article, thing. | | Des | Ten. | | Dick | To look. | | Dickoi | Look here. | | Diddecoy | Local term for Chorodies. | | Dinlo, Dinnelo | A fool. | | Divvus | Day. | | Dordi | Oh dear. | | Drab-engro | Doctor (Poison man). | | Drom | Way, or road. | | Dui | Two. | | Dukkerin | Fortune telling. | | Escunye-mengro | A skewer-maker. | | Gav | Town. | | Gav mush | Policeman. | | Gorgio | One who is not a gypsy. | | Gry | Horse. | | Hev | Hole. | | Hoquepen | A lie, falsehood. | | Horry | Pence. | | Hotchi | Hedgehog. | | Jal | To go. | | Jal a moskeying | Go a-spying. | | Jalled | Went. | | Jib | To live. | | Jib | Tongue (speech). | | Jibben | Life. | | Jinned | Knew, understood. | | Juggal | A dog. | | Kai | Where. | | Kairengro | One who lives in a house. | | Kaulo | Black. | | Kaulo gav | Black town (Birmingham). | | Kek | No, not, etc. | | Kekkeno mush’s poov | A common. | | Kekko | It is not, etc. | Kekauvi
Kekaubi
Kaubi | } | Kettle. | | Kekauvisky saster | Kettle iron. | | Kek komi | No more. | | Kitchema | Public-house. | | Komi | More. | | Korauna | A crown (money). | | Kushti | Good. | | Kushti divvus | Good day. | | Kushti rardi | Good night. | | Lelled | Took, or taken. | | Leste | Him, of him. | | Lil | A book, letter or note. | | Loo | Corruption of “lee.” | | Mande | Me, mine. | | Mas | Meat. | | Moomli | Candle. | | Mui | Face. | | Mullo mas | Dead meat. | | Mumpers | Vagrants who live as gypsies. | | Mumply gorgio | A term of reproach. See mumpers and gorgio. | | Mush | Man. | | Nevi Wesh | New Forest. | | O | The. | | OprÉ | Upon, above. | | Pal | Brother. | | Panee, Pani | Water. | | Pani-mengri | A vessel for water, a pail. | | Pani-mush | Sailor, waterman. | | Pantsch | Five. | | Paracrow tute | Thank you. | | Pasherro | A halfpenny. | | Patrin | Trail, or sign. | | Pawnugo hev | Well, or water hole. | | Pen | Sister. | | Penned | Said. | | Pens | Says. | | Petulengro | Romany for the surname “Smith.” | | Plastra | Run. | | Poggado | Broken. | | Poggado jib | Broken tongue, jargon. | | Poov | Earth, field, etc. | | Poov the gry | Literally, field the horse, but it is always understood to mean—to put a horse in a field, at night. | | Por-engro | A writer. | | Posh | Half. | | Posh korauna | Half a crown. | | Posh ta posh | Half and half. | | Praio | Upper. | | Prala | Brother. | | Pukker | To speak. | | Pukkering cosh | Literally, talking wood,—Finger-post, sign-post. A better term, but not so commonly used, is—Drom sikkering engri,—a thing for showing the way. | | Putsi | Pocket. | | Rawnie | Lady. | | Rinkeny | Handsome. | | Rokkra | To speak. | | Romadi | Wife. | | Romany | Gypsy language. | | Romany chal, chi | Gypsy lad, lass. | | Romany jib | Gypsy language. | | Romany Rye | Gypsy gentleman. | | Romipen | Marriage. | | Rommado | Husband. | | Romm’d | Married. | | Rye | Gentleman. | | Sho | Six. | | Shohaury, Shockhorry | Sixpence. | | Shok | Cabbage. | | Shoon | Hear. | | Shoshoi | Rabbit. | | Si | Is, it is. | | Sore | All. | | So si | What is. | | Stardo | Imprisoned. | | Staripen | Prison. | | Stiggur | Gate. | | Stor | Four. | | Tachey, Tatcho | True. | | Tachipen | Truth. | | Tan | Place, or tent. | | Tatchey Romany | Gypsy of pure blood. | | Tatcho pal | True brother. | | Tatto | Hot. | | Tatto yeck | A stinging blow. | | Tem | Country. | | Tickno | Child. | | Tippoty | Spiteful. | | Trin | Three. | | Tuley | Below. | | Tulipen | Grease, fat. | | Tuti, or tute | Thou, or you. | | Tuv | Tobacco, cigarette. | | Vardo | Cart, wagon, caravan. | | Wardoe | See Vardo. | | Woddrus | Bed. | | Yag | Fire. | | Yeck | One. | | Yocks | Eyes. | | Yog | Fire (more frequently used). |
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