Mulleno hev, _s._ Grave.
Mulleno kêr, _s._ Sepulchre, cemetery.
Mullo, _s._, _a._ Dead man, dead.
Mullo mas, _s._ Dead meat; flesh of an animal not slain, but which died
alone.
Mumli, _s.f._ Candle.
Mumli-mescro, _s._ Chandler.
Munjee, _s._ A blow on the mouth, seemingly a cant word. _Hin._ Munh,
mouth. _Ger._ Mund.
Murces / Mursior, _s. pl._ Arms. _Span. Gyp._ Murciales.
Muscro, _s._ Constable. _See_ Muskerro.
Mush, _s._ Man. _Rus._ Mouge. _Finnish_, Mies. _Tibetian_, Mi.
_Lat._ Mas (a male).
Mushi, _s._ Woman.
Mushipen, _s._ A little man, a lad. _Toulousian_, Massip (a young man),
massipo (a young woman).
Muskerro, _s._ Constable.
Muskerriskoe cost, _s._ Constable’s staff.
Mutra, _s._ Urine.
Mutrava, _v. a._ To void urine. _Sans._ Mutra.
Mutra-mengri, _s._ Tea.
Mutzi, _s._ Skin. _Span. Gyp._ Morchas.
Mutzior, _s. pl._ Skins.
N
NA, _ad._ Not.
Naflipen, _s._ Sickness. _Span. Gyp._ Nasallipen. _Mod. Gr. νόσευμα_.
Naflo, _a._ Sick.
Nai. Properly Na hi, there is not: nai men chior, we have no girls.
Naior, _s. pl._ Nails of the fingers or toes. _Mod. Gr. νύχι_.
Nangipen, _s._ Nakedness.
Nango, _a._ Naked.
Narilla / Narrila, A female Gypsy name.
Nash, _v. a._ To run. _Span. Gyp._ Najar.
Nashimescro, _s._ Runner, racer.
Nashimescro-tan, _s._ Race-course.
Nash, _v. a._ To lose, destroy, to hang. _Sans._ Nasa. _Span. Gyp._
Najabar (to lose). _Sans._ Nakha (to destroy). _Eng._ Nacker (a killer
of old horses).
Nashado, _part. pret._ Lost, destroyed, hung.
Nashimescro, _s._ Hangman.
Nashko, _part. pass._ Hung: nashko pré rukh, hung on a tree.
Nasho, _part. pass._ Hung.
Nástis, _a._ Impossible. _See_ Astis.
Nav, _s._ Name. _Hun._ Nev.
Naval, _s._ Thread. _Span. Gyp._ Nafre.
Naes / Nes, _postpos._ According to, after the manner of: gorgikonaes,
after the manner of the Gentiles; Romano-chalugo-naes, after the manner
of the Gypsies.
Ne, _ad._ No, not: ne burroder, no more; ne riddo, not dressed.
Nevo, _a._ New.
Nevi, _a. fem._ New: nevi tud from the guveni, new milk from the cow.
Nevey Rukhies. The New Forest. Lit. new trees.
Nevi Wesh. The New Forest.
Nick, _v. a._ To take away, steal. _Span. Gyp._ Nicabar.
Nick the cost. To steal sticks for skewers and linen-pegs.
Nogo, _s._ Own, one’s own; nogo dad, one’s own father; nogo tan, one’s
own country.
Nok, _s._ Nose. _Hin._ Nakh.
Nok-engro, _s._ A glandered horse. Lit. a nose-fellow.
Nokkipen, _s._ Snuff.
O
O, _art. def._ The.
O, _pron._ He.
Odoi, _ad._ There. _Hun._ Ott, oda.
Oduvvu, _pron. dem._ That. _Span. Gyp._ Odoba.
Olevas / Olivas / Olivor, _s. pl._ Stockings. _Span. Gyp._ Olibias.
_Wal._ Chorapul.
Opral / Opré / Oprey, _prep._ Upon, above. _Wal._ Pre, asoupra.
Or. A plural termination; for example, Shock, a cabbage, _pl._ shock-or.
It is perhaps derived from Ouri, the plural termination of Wallachian
neuter nouns ending in ‘e.’
Ora, _s.f._ A watch. _Hun._ Ora.
Ora, _s._ An hour: so si ora, what’s o’clock?
Orlenda. Gypsy female name. _Rus._ Orlitza (female eagle).
Os. A common termination of Gypsy nouns. It is frequently appended by
the Gypsies to English nouns in order to disguise them.
Owli, _ad._ Yes. _See_ Avali.
P
PA, _prep._ By: pá mui, by mouth. _Rus._ Po.
Padlo, _ad._ Across: padlo pawnie, across the water, transported.
Pahamengro, _s._ Turnip.
Pailloes, _s._ Filberts.
Pal, _s._ Brother.
Pal of the bor. Brother of the hedge, hedgehog.
Palal, _prep. ad._ Behind, after, back again: av palal, come back, come
again: palal the welgorus, after the fair. _Mod. Gr. πάλιν_ (again).
_Rus._ Opiat (_id._).
Pali, _ad._ Again, back.
Pand, _v. a._ To bind. _Sans._ Bandh.
Pandipen, _s._ Pinfold, prison, pound.
Pandlo, _part. pass._ Bound, imprisoned, pounded.
Pand opre, _v. a._ To bind up.
Pandlo-mengro, _s._ Tollgate, thing that’s shut.
Pangushi, _s.f._ Handkerchief.
Pãni, _s._ Water. _See_ Pawni.
Panishey shock, _s._ Watercress. Lit. water-cabbage. _See_ Shok.
Panj, _a._ Five. _See_ Pansch.
Pani-mengro, _s._ Sailor, waterman.
Panni-mengri, _s._ Garden.
Panno, _s._ Cloth. _Lat._ Pannus. _Wal._ Penzie.
Pansch, _s._ Five. _Hin._ Panch.
Pappins / Pappior, _s. pl._ Ducks. _Mod. Gr. πάρια_.
Paracrow, _v. a._ To thank: paracrow tute, I thank you.
Parava / Parra, _v. a._ To change, exchange. _See_ Porra.
Parriken, _s._ Trust, credit. _Mod. Gr. παρακαταθήκη_ (trusted goods).
Parno, _a._ White. _See_ Pauno.
Pas, _s._ Half. _See_ Posh.
Pasherro, _s._ Halfpenny; _pl._ pasherie. _Pers._ [Persian which cannot
be reproduced] Pasheez (a farthing).
Pas-more, _v. a._ Half-kill.
Patch, _s._ Shame. _Span. Gyp._ Pachi, modesty, virginity. _Sans._
Putchã.
Patnies, _s. pl._ Ducks.
Patrin, _s._ A Gypsy trail; handfuls of leaves or grass cast by the
Gypsies on the road, to denote to those behind the way which they have
taken.
Pattin, _s._ A leaf. _Span. Gyp._ Patia. _Sans._ Patra.
Pattinor. Leaves.
Paub / Paubi, _s._ An apple. _Hung. Gyp._ Paboy.
Paub tan, _s._ Orchard.
Pauno, _a._ White. _Sans._ Pandu. _Gaelic_, Ban.
Pauno gad. Clean shirt.
Pauno sherro. Grey head, white head.
Pauno, _s._ Flour. Lit. what is white. The Latin ‘panis’ seems to be
connected with this word.
Pauno-mengro, _s._ A miller, white fellow.
Pauno-mui, _s._ Pale face; generally applied to a vain, foolish girl,
who prefers the company of the pallid Gentiles to that of the dark
Romans.
Pauvi, _s._ An apple.
Pauvi-pãni, _s._ Cyder, apple-water.
Pawdel, _ad._ Across, over: pawdel puve and pawni, across land and
water; pawdel the chumba, over the hill.
Pawnee / Pawni, _s._ Water. _Sans._ Pãniya. _Hin._ Panie. _Eng._
Pond. _See_ Pāni.
Pawnugo, _a._ Watery: pawnugo hev, water-hole, well.
Pazorrhus, _part. pass._ Indebted. _See_ Pizarris.
Péava, _v. a._ To drink. _Sans._ Pã.
Péa-mengri, _s._ Tea-pot. _Wal._ Bea. Lit. drinking thing.
Peeapen, _s._ Health: ako’s your peeapen! here’s your health!
Pea-mengro, _s._ Drunkard.
Pedloer, _s._ Nuts; _prop._ Acorns. _Pers._ Peleed.
Peerdie, _s._ Female tramper.
Peerdo, _s._ Male tramper.
Pek’d / Pekt, _part. pass._ Roasted. _Span. Gyp._ Peco. _Sans._ Pãka
(cooking). _Pers._ Pekhtan. _Rus._ Petsch (oven).
Pele, _s. pl._ Testicles. _Sans._ P’hala.
Pelengo gry / Pelengro gry, _s._ Stone-horse.
Pen, a _particle_ affixed to an adjective or a verb when some property or
quality, affection or action is to be expressed, the termination of the
first word being occasionally slightly modified: for example, Kosko,
good, koskipen, goodness; Tatcho, true, tatchipen, truth; Camo, I love,
camipen, love; Chingar, to fight, chingaripen, war. It is of much the
same service in expressing what is abstract and ideal as Engro, Mescro,
and Engri are in expressing what is living and tangible. It is sometimes
used as a diminutive, _e.g._ Mushipen, a little fellow.
Pen, _s._ Sister.
Pen / Penav, _v. a._ To say, speak. _Wal._ Spoune.
Penchava, _v. n._ To think. _Pers._ Pendashten. _Sans._ Vi-cit.
Penliois, _s._ Nuts. _See_ Pedloer.
Per, _s._ Belly.
Per, _v. n._ To fall. _Span. Gyp._ Petrar. _Sans._ Pat.
Per tuley. To fall down.
Perdo, _a._ Full. _Sans._ Purva, to fill.
Pes / Pessa, _v. a._ To pay. _Span. Gyp._ Plaserar. _Rus._ Platit.
_Wal._ Pleti. _Hun._ Fizetni.
Pes apopli. To repay.
Petul, _s._ A horse-shoe. _Mod. Gr. πέταλον_. _Wal._ Potkoavie.
_Heb._ Bedel (tin).
Petul-engro, _s._ Horseshoe-maker, smith, tinker; the name of a Gypsy
tribe.
Pi, _v. a._ To drink. _Sans._ Piva (drinking). _See_ Peava.
Pias, _s._ Fun. _Mod. Gr. παίζω_ (to play).
Pikkis / Pikkaris, _s. pl._ Breasts. _See_ Birk, bark. _Wal._ Piept.
Pikko, _s._ Shoulder.
Pios, _part. pass._ Drunken. Only employed when a health is drunk:
_e.g._ aukko tu pios adrey Romanes, your health is drunk in Romany.
Píre, _s. pl._ Feet.
Pirè, _s. pl._ Trampers.
Pire-gueros, _s. pl._ Travellers, trampers. Lit. foot-fellows.
Pireni, _s.f._ Sweetheart.
Pireno, _s. m._ Sweetheart.
Piro, _v. a._ To walk: pirel, he walks.
Piro-mengro, _s._ Walker.
Pirry, _s._ Pot, boiler. This is a west-country Gypsy word. _Span.
Gyp._ Piri. _Sans._ Pithara, pãtra.
Pishen, _s._ Flea, any kind of insect: guldo pishen, honey-insect, bee,
honey.
Pivli, _s._ A widow.
Pivlo, _s._ A widower.
Pivley-gueri, _s._ A widowed female.
Pivley-guero, _s._ A widowed fellow.
Pivley-raunie, _s._ A widow lady.
Piya-mengro, _s._ Drunkard. _See_ Pea-mengro.
Pizarris / Pizaurus, _part. pass._ Trusted, credited, in debt. _Sans._
Vishvas (to trust). _Wal._ Se bizoui (to trust, to credit). _Mod. Gr.
πιστευθίες_ (he who has been credited). _Span. Gyp._ Bisarar (to owe),
bisauras (debts), pista (an account).
Pizarri-mengro, _s._ A trusted person, a debtor.
Plakta, _s._ Sheet: bero-rukiskie plakta, a ship’s sail.
Plashta, _s._ Cloak: lolli plashta, red cloak. _Span. Gyp._ Plata.
Plakta and plashta are probably both derived from the Wallachian postat,
a sheet.
Plastra, _v. a._ To run.
Plastra lesti. Run it; run for your life.
Plastra-mengro, _s. a._ A Bow Street runner, a pursuer. In Spanish
Gypsy, Plastañi means a company which pursues robbers.
Poggado, _part. pass._ Broken.
Poggado bavol-engro, _s._ Broken-winded horse.
Poggado habben, _s._ Broken victuals.
Poggra, _v. a._ To break. _Wal._ Pokni.
Poggra-mengri, _s._ A mill. Lit. a breaking thing.
Poknies, _s._ Justice of the peace. _Rus._ Pokoio (to pacify).
Pokiniskoe ker, _s._ House of a justice of the peace.
Pooshed / Poosheno, _part. pass._ Buried: mulo ta poosheno, dead and
buried.
Por, _s._ Feather. _Pers._ Par. _Sans._ Parna.
Por-engro, _s._ Pen-master, penman, one able to write.
Por-engri-pen, _s._ Penmanship, writing.
Porior, _s. pl._ Feathers.
Pordo, _a._ Heavy. _Wal._ Povarie (a weight). _Lat._ Pondus.
Porra, _v. a._ To exchange.
Posh, _s._ Half.
Posherro / Poshoro, _s._ Halfpenny.
Possey-mengri, _s._ Pitchfork; improperly used for any fork. The
literal meaning is a straw-thing; a thing used for the removal of straw.
_See_ Pus.
Potan, _s._ Tinder. _Wal._ Postabh (sheet, cloth). _Sans._ Pata
(cloth).
Poov / Pov, _s._ Earth, ground. _Sans._ Bhu.
Poov, _v._ To poov a gry, to put a horse in a field at night.
Pov-engro, _s._ An earth thing, potato.
Pov-engreskoe, _a._ Belonging to the potato.
Povengreskoe gav. Potato town—Norwich.
Povengreskoe tem. Potato country—Norfolk.
Povo-guero, _s._ Mole, earth-fellow.
Praio, _a._ Upper: praio tem, upper country, heaven. _Span. Gyp._ Tarpe
(heaven). _See_ Opré.
Prala, _s._ Brother.
Pude, _v. a._ To blow.
Pude-mengri, _s._ Blowing thing, bellows.
Pudge, _s._ Bridge. _Wal._ Pod, podoul. _Pers._ Pul. _Sans._ Pāli.
Pukker, _v. a._ To tell, declare, answer, say, speak. _Span. Gyp._
Pucanar (to proclaim). _Hin._ Pukar, pukarnar.
Pur, _s._ Belly. _See_ Per.
Pureno, _a._ Ancient, old: pureno foky, the old people. _Sans._ Purvya
(ancient).
Puro, _a._ Old. _Sans._ Purã.
Puro dad, _s._ Grandfather.
Purrum, _s._ Leek, onion. _Lat._ Porrum.
Purrum / Purrun, _n. pr._ Lee, or Leek; the name of a numerous Gypsy
tribe in the neighbourhood of London. _Wal._ Pur (onion). _Lat._
Porrum. _Sans._ Purãna (ancient).
Pus, _s._ Straw. _Sans._ Busa, chaff.
Putch, _v. a._ To ask. _Hin._ Puchhna.
Putsi, _s._ Purse, pocket. _Sans._ Putã, pocket. _Wal._ Pountsi. _Old
cant_, Boung.
Putsi-lil, _s._ Pocket-book.
Puvvo, _s._ Earth, ground. _See_ Poov.
Puvvesti churi, _s. a._ Plough.
R
RAIA, _s._ Gentleman, lord. _See_ Rye.
Rak, _v. n._ To beware, take care; rak tute, take care of yourself.
_Sans._ Raksh (to guard, preserve).
Rakli, _s.f._ Girl.
Raklo, _s._ Boy, lad.
Ran, _s._ Rod: ranior, rods. _Sans._ Ratha (cane, ratan).
Rarde, _s._ Night. _Sans._ Rātri.
Rardiskey, _a._ Nightly.
Rardiskey kair poggring, _s._ Housebreaking by night, burglary.
Rashengro, _s._ Clergyman.
Rashi, _s._ Clergyman, priest. _Sans._ Rishi (holy person).
Rashieskey rokkring tan, _s._ Pulpit.
Ratcheta, _s._ A goose, duck. _See_ Retsa.
Ratti, _s._ Blood. _Sans._ Rudhira.
Ratniken chiriclo, _s._ Nightingale.
Rawnie, _s._ Lady.
Rawniskie dicking gueri, _s._ Lady-like looking woman.
Rawniskie tatti naflipen, _s._ The lady’s fever, maladie de France.
Retza, _s._ Duck. _Wal._ Rierzoiou. _See_ Rossar-mescro. _Hun._
Récze.
Reyna. A female Gypsy name.
Riddo, _part. pass._ Dressed. _Span. Gyp._ Vriardao.
Rig / Riggur / Riggurava, _v. a._ To bear, carry, bring.
Rig in zi. To remember, bear in mind.
Rig to zi. To bring to mind.
Rinkeno, _a._ Handsome.
Rivipen, _s._ Dress. Lit. linen clothes, women’s dress. _Wal._ Ruphe.
_Mod. Gr. ῥάπτης_ (a tailor). In Spanish Gypsy clothes are called
Goneles, from the Wallachian Khainele.
Rodra, _v. a._ To search, seek.
Roi, _s._ Spoon.
Rokra, _v. a._ To talk, speak. _Rus._ Rek (he said). _Lat._ Loquor.
Rokrenchericlo, _s._ Parrot, magpie.
Rokrenguero, _s._ A lawyer, talker. _Gaelic_, Racaire (a chatterer).
Rokrengueriskey gav. Talking fellows’ town—Norwich.
Rokunyes, _s._ Trousers, breeches. _Hun. Gyp._ Roklia (gown). _Mod.
Gr. ῤόχρν_ (cloth).
Rom, _s._ A husband. _Sans._ Rama (a husband), Rama (an incarnation of
Vishnu), Rum (to sport, fondle). _Lat._ Roma (City of Rama). _Gaelic_,
Rom (organ of manhood). _Eng._ Ram (aries, male sheep). _Heb._ Ream
(monoceros, unicorn).
Rommado, _part. pass. s._ Married, husband.
Romm’d, _part. pass._ Married.
Romano Chal / Romany Chal, A Gypsy fellow, Gypsy lad. _See_ Chal.
Romani chi. Gypsy lass, female Gypsy.
Romanes / Romany, Gypsy language.
Romaneskoenaes. After the Gypsy fashion. _Wal._ Roumainesk (Roumainean,
Wallachian.)
Romano Rye / Romany Rye, Gypsy gentleman.
Romipen, _s._ Marriage.
Rook / Rukh, _s._ Tree. _Sans._ Vriksha. _Hun. Gyp._ Rukh. _Span.
Gyp._ Erucal (an _olive-tree_).
Rookeskey cost. Branch of a tree.
Rooko-mengro, _s._ Squirrel. Lit. tree-fellow.
Roshto, _a._ Angry. _Wal._ Resti (to be angry).
Rossar-mescro, _s._ Gypsy name of the tribe Heron, or Herne. Lit.
duck-fellow.
Roujiou, _a._ Clean. _See_ Iuziou.
Rove, _v. n._ To weep. _Sans._ Rud.
Rup, _s._ Silver. _Sans._ Raupya. _Hin._ Rupee.
Rupenoe, _a._ Silver: rupenoe péa-mengri, silver tea-pots.
Ruslipen, _s._ Strength.
Ruslo, _a._ Strong. _Mod. Gr. ῥῶσω_ (roborabo). _Rus._ Rosluy (great,
huge of stature). _Hun._ Erö (strength), erös (strong).
Rye, _s._ A lord, gentleman. _Sans._ Raj, Rayã.
Ryeskoe, _a._ Gentlemanly.
Ryeskoe dicking guero. Gentlemanly looking man.
Ryoriskey rokkaring keir, _s._ The House of Commons. _Lit._ the
gentlemen’s talking house.
S
SACKI. Name of a Gypsy man.
Sainyor, _s._ Pins. _Span. Gyp._ Chingabar (a pin).
Sal, _v. n._ To laugh; properly, he laughs. _Span. Gyp._ Asaselarse.
_Sans._ Has.
Salla. She laughs.
Salivaris, _s.f._ Bridle. _See_ Sollibari.
Sap / Sarp, _s._ Snake, serpent. _Wal._ Sharpelé. _Span. Gyp._
Chaplesca.
Sappors, _s. pl._ Snakes.
Sap drey chaw. A snake in the grass: sap drey bor, a snake in the hedge.
Sapnis, _s._ Soap. _Mod. Gr. σαποῦνι_. _Wal._ Sipoun.
Sar, _postpos._, _prepos._ With: mensar, with us; sar amande, with me.
Sar, _conjunct._ As.
Sar, _ad._ How.
Sar shin, How are you? Sar shin, meero rye? Sar shin, meeri rawnie?
How are you, sir? How are you, madam?
Sas. If it were. _See_ Is.
Sas, _s._ Nest. _See_ Tass.
Sarla, _s._ Evening: koshti sarla, good evening. _See_ Tasarla. _Wal._
Seara. _Mod. Gr. σίδηρον_.
Saster, _s._ Iron.
Saster-mengri, _s._ A piece of iron worn above the knee by the
skewer-makers whilst engaged in whittling.
Saster-mengro, _s._ Ironmonger.
Sasters, sastris. Nails: chokkiskey sastris, shoe-nails.
Sau, _adv._ How.
Sau kisi. How much?
Saulohaul / Sovlehaul, _v. a._ To swear.
Saulohaul bango. To swear falsely.
Sauloholomus, _s._ Oath. _Span. Gyp._ Solája (a curse). _Arab._
[Arabic which cannot be reproduced] Salat (prayer). _Lat._ Solemnis.
_Fr._ Serment. _Wal._ Jourirnint (oath).
Savo, _pron._ Who, that, which.
Saw, _v. n._ I laugh. Sawschan tu, you laugh.
Scamp. Name of a small Gypsy tribe. _Sans._ Kshump (to go).
Scourdilla, _s.f._ Platter. _Lat._ Scutella.
Scunyes / Scunyor, _s. pl._ Pins, skewers. _See_ Escunyes.
Se, 3_rd pers. sing. pres._ Is, there is: kosko guero se, he is a good
fellow; se les, there is to him, he has.
Shab, _v. a._ Cut away, run hard, escape. _Hun._ Szabni. This word is
chiefly used by the tobair coves, or vagrants.
Shan. You are, they are. _See_ Shin.
Shauvo, _v._ To get with child. _See_ Shuvvli.
Shehaury. Sixpence. _See_ Shohaury.
Shello, _s._ Rope. _Span. Gyp._ Jele.
Shello-hokta-mengro, _s._ Rope-dancer.
Sher-engro, _s._ A head-man, leader of a Gypsy tribe.
Sher-engri, _s._ A halter.