Koshtipen, _s._ Goodness, advantage, profit: kek koshtipen in dukkering
knau, it is of no use to tell fortunes now.
Kosko, _a._ Good.
Koskipen, _s._ Goodness.
Krallis, _s._ King. _Rus._ Korol. _Hun._ Király. _Wal._ Kraiu.
Kushto, _a._ Good: kushto si for mangui, I am content.
L
LA, _pro. pers._ Her; accusative of ‘i’ or ‘ yoi,’ she.
Laki, _pro. poss._ Her: laki die, her mother.
Lasa / Lasar, With her; instrumental case of ‘i.’
Later. From her; ablative of ‘i.’
Lati. Genitive of ‘i’; frequently used as the accusative—e.g. cams tu
lati, do you love her?
Lang / Lango, a. Lame. _Sans._ Lang. _Pers._ [Persian which cannot be
reproduced] Lenk.
Lashi / Lasho, Louis. _Hungarian_, Lajos, Lazlo. Scotch, Lesley.
Latch, _v. a._ To find. _Wal._ Aphla.
Lav, _s._ Word. _Sans_. Lapa (to speak). _Eng._ Lip.
Lavior, _pl._ Words.
Lav-chingaripen, _s._ Dispute, word-war.
Lav-engro, _s._ Word-master, linguist.
Len, _pro. pers. pl._ To them: se len, there is to them, the have.
Lendar, _ablative_. From them.
Lende / Lunde, _gen. and acc._ Of them, them.
Lensar. With them.
Lengué, _pro. poss._ Their: lengue tan, their tent.
Les, _pro. pers._ To him; dative of ‘yo,’ he: pawno stadj se les, he has
a white hat.
Lescro, _pro. poss._ His, belonging to him: lescro prala, his brother.
Leste. Of him, _likewise_ him; genitive and accusative of ‘yo.’
Lester. From him.
Leste’s. His: leste’s wast, his hand; properly, lescro wast.
Lesti. Her _or_ it: pukker zi te lesti, tell her your mind; he can’t
rokkra lesti, he can’t speak it.
Leav / Ley, _v. a._ To take. _Wal._ Loua.
Lel. He takes.
Lel cappi. Get booty, profit, capital.
Lennor, _s._ Summer, spring.
Levinor, _s._ Ale; drinks in which there is wormwood. _Heb._ Laenah
(wormwood). _Irish_, Lion (ale).
Levinor-ker, _s._ Alehouse.
Levinor-engri. Hop. Lit. ale-thing.
Levinor-engriken tem. Kent. Lit. hop-country.
Li, _pron._ It: dovo se li, that’s it.
Lidan, _v. a._ You took; 2_nd pers. pret._ of Ley.
Lil, _s._ Book; a letter or pass. _Hun._ Level. _Sans._ Likh (to
write). _Hindustani_, Likhan (to write).
Lillai, _s._ Summer. _Hun. Gyp._ Nilei.
Linnow, _part. pass._ Taken, apprehended.
Lis, _pro. dat._ To it: adrey lis, in it.
Lollo / Lullo, _a._ Red. _Pers._ [Persian which cannot be reproduced]
Lal.
Lolle bengres, _s. pl._ Red waistcoats, Bow Street runners.
Lollo matcho, _s._ Red herring. Lit. red fish.
Lolli plaishta, _s._ A red cloak.
Lolli, _s._ A farthing.
Lon / Lun, _s._ Salt. _Sans._ Lavana. _Hin._ Lon.
Lou, _pro._ It: oprey-lou, upon it. _Wal._ Lou.
Loure, _v. a._ To steal. _See_ Luripen.
Lubbeny, _s._ Harlot. _Rus._ Liabodieitza (adultress), liobodeinoe
(adulterous). _Sans._ Lúbha (to inflame with lust, to desire). The
English word Love is derived from this Sanscrit root.
Lubbenipen, _s._ Harlotry.
Lubbenified. Become a harlot.
Lundra. London. _Mod. Gr. Λόνδρα_.
Luripen, _s._ Robbery, a booty. Lit. a seizure. _Wal._ Luare (seizure,
capture), Louarea Parizouloui (the capture of Paris).
Lutherum, _s._ Sleep, repose, slumber.
Luvvo, _s._ Money, currency. _Rus._ Lóvok (convenient, handy, quick,
agile). In Spanish Gypsy, a real (small coin) is called Quelati, a thing
which dances, from Quelar, to dance.
Luvvo-mengro, _s._ Money-changer, banker.
Luvvo-mengro-ker, _s._ Banker’s house, bank.
M
MÁ, _ad._ Not; only used before the imperative: má muk, let not.
_Sans._ Mã. _Pers._ [Persian which cannot be reproduced]
Maas, _s._ _Sans._ Mansa Mans. _Rus._ Maso. _See_ Mas.
Maas-engro / Maaso-mengro, _s._ Butcher.
Mailla, _s._ Ass, donkey. _Wal._ Megaroul. _Sans._ Baluya.
Mailla and posh. Ass and foal.
Malleco, _a._ False.
Malúno / Maloney, _s._ Lightning. _Rus._ Mólnïya.
Mam, _s._ Mother. _Wal._ Moume. _Welsh_, Mam. _Irish and Scottish
Gaelic_, Muime (a nurse).
Man, _pron. pers._ I; very seldom used. _Hin._ Muen.
Mande, _pron. pers. oblique_ of Man; generally used instead of the
nominative Man.
Mander. Ablative of Man, from me: jã mander, go from me.
Mande’s. My. Mande’s wast, my hand; used improperly for miro.
Mangue. Dative of Man, to me; sometimes used instead of the nominative.
Mansa. With me.
Mang, _v. a._ To beg. _Hin._ Mangna. _Sans._ Mãrg.
Mango-mengro, _s._ A beggar.
Mangipen, _s._ The trade of begging. _Sans._ Mãrgana (begging).
Manricley, _s._ A cake. _Span. Gyp._ Manricli.
Manush, _s._ Man. _Sans._ Mãnasha. _Span. Gyp._ Manus. _See_ Monish.
Manushi, _s._ Woman, wife. _Sans._ Manushi.
Maricli, _s._ A cake. _See_ Maricley.
Mash, _s._ Umbrella. A cant word.
Matcho, _s._ A fish. _Sans._ Matsya. _Hin._ Muchee.
Matcheneskoe Gav. Yarmouth. Lit. the fishy town.
Matcheneskoe guero, _s._ A fisherman.
Matchka, _s.f._ A cat. _Hun._ Macska.
Matchko, _s. m._ A he-cat.
Mattipen, _s._ Drunkenness. _Sans._ Matta (to be intoxicated). _Mod.
Gr. Μέθη_ (intoxication). _Welsh_, Meddwy (to intoxicate).
Matto, _a._ Drunk, intoxicated. _Welsh_, Meddw.
Matto-mengro, _s._ Drunkard.
Mea, _s._ Mile: dui mear, two miles. _Wal._ Mie.
Mea-bar, _s._ Milestone.
Medisin, _s._ Measure, bushel. _Sans._ Mãna.
Mek, _v. n._ Leave, let: meklis, leave off, hold your tongue, have done.
_Sans._ Moksh.
Men, _pr._ We; _pl._ of Man.
Men, _s._ Neck. _Gaelic_, Muineal. _Welsh_, Mwng. _Mandchou_, Meifen.
Men-pangushi, _s._ Neckcloth. _See_ Pangushi.
Mengro. A word much used in composition. _See_ Engro and Mescro.
Mensalli, _s._ A table. _Wal._ Masi.
Mer / Merava, _v. n._ To die. _Sans._ Mri.
Merricley, _s._ A cake. _See_ Manricley.
Merripen, _s._ Death. _Sans._ Mara.
Merripen, _s._ Life, according to the Gypsies, though one feels inclined
to suppose that the real signification of the word is Death; it may,
however, be connected with the Gaulic or Irish word Mairam, to endure,
continue, live long: Gura’ fada mhaireadh tu! may you long endure, long
life to you! In Spanish Gypsy Merinao signifies an immortal.
Mescro. A _particle_ which, affixed to a verb, forms a substantive
masculine:—_e.g._ Camo, I love; camo-mescro, a lover. Nash, to run;
nashi-mescro, a runner. It is equivalent to Mengro, _q.v._
Messalli, _s._ A table. _Wal._ Masi.
Mestipen, _s._ Life, livelihood, living, fortune, luck, goodness.
_Span. Gyp._ Mestipen, bestipen. _Wal._ Viatsie.
Mi, _pron._ I, my.
Mi cocoro, _pron. poss._ I myself, I alone.
Mi dearie Dubbeleskey. For my dear God’s sake.
Mi develeskie gueri, _s.f._ A holy female.
Mi develeskie gueri Mary. Holy Virgin Mary.
Mi develeskoe Baval Engro. Holy Ghost.
Mi dubbelungo, _a._ Divine.
Mi duvvelungo divvus, _s._ Christmas Day.
Millior, _s._ Miles; panj millior, five miles.
Minge / Mintch, _s._ Pudendum muliebre.
Miro, _pron. poss._ My, mine.
Miri, _pron. poss. f._ My, mine.
Misto / Mistos, _ad._ Well.
Misto dusta. Very well.
Mistos amande. I am glad.
Mitch, _s._ _See_ Minge.
Mizella. Female Gypsy name.
Mokkado, _a._ Unclean to eat. _Wal._ Mourdar (dirty).
Monish, _s._ Man. _See_ Manush.
Mol, _s._ Wine. _See_ Mul.
Mollauvis, _s._ Pewter.
Moomli, _s._ Candle, taper. _See_ Mumli.
Moomli-mengro, _s._ Candlestick, lantern.
Moar, _v. a._ To grind. _See_ Morro.
More / Morava, _v. a._ To kill, slay. _Sans._ Mri. _Wal._ Omori.
Moreno, _part. pass._ Killed, slain.
More, _v. a._ To shave, shear. _Hun. Gyp._ Murinow.
Mormusti, _s.f._ Midwife. _Wal._ Maimoutsi. _Rus._ Mameichka (nurse).
Moro, _pron. poss._ Our: moro dad, our father.
Morro, _s._ Bread. Lit. that which is ground. _See_ Moar. _Span.
Gyp._ Manro. _Hun. Gyp._ Manro, also Gheum: sin gheum manro, gheum is
manro (bread). _Rus. Gyp._ Morroshka (a loaf).
Morro-mengro, _s._ A baker.
Mort, _s._ Woman, concubine; a cant word.
Mosco / Moshko, A fly. _Lat._ Musca. _Wal._ Mouskie. _Span. Gyp._
Moscabis (fly-blown, stung with love, picado, enamorado).
Moskey, _s._ A spy: to jal a moskeying, to go out spying. _Fr._
Mouchard.
Mufta, _s.f._ Box, chest. _See_ Muktar.
Mui, _s._ Face, mouth: lollo leste mui, his face is red. _Sans._ Mukha
(face, mouth). _Fr._ Mot (a word). _Provenzal_, Mo.
Muk, _v. n._ To leave, let. _See_ Mek.
Mukkalis becunye. Let it be.
Muktar / Mukto, _s._ Box, chest.
Mul, _s._ Wine. _Pers._ Mul.
Mul divvus. Christmas Day. Lit. wine day.
Mul-engris, _s. pl._ Grapes: mul-engri tan, vineyard.
Mulleni muktar, _s._ Coffin. Lit. dead-chest.