Wesh, _s._ Forest, wood. _Pers._ [Persian which cannot be reproduced]

Wesh-engro, _s._ Woodman, gamekeeper.

Weshen-juggal, _s._ Fox. Lit. dog of the wood.

Woddrus / Wuddrus, _s._ Bed. _Hun. Gyp._ Patos. _Wal._ Pat. The

Spanish Gypsies retain the pure Indian word Charipé.

Wongar, _s._ Coal. Also a term for money; probably because Coal in the

cant language signifies money. _See_ Wangar.

Wongar-camming mush, _s._ A miser. Lit. one who loves coal.

Wuddur, _s._ Door. _Span. Gyp._ Burda. _Wal._ Poartie.

Wuddur-mescro, _s._ Doorkeeper.

Wust, _v. a._ To cast, throw.

Wusto-mengro, _s._ Wrestler, hurler.

Y

YACK, _s._ Eye. _Sans._ Akshi. _Germ._ Auge. _Rus._ Oko.

_Lithuanian_, Akis. _Lat._ Oculus.

Yackor. Eyes.

Yag, _s._ Fire. _Sans._ Agni. _Rus._ Ogon. _Lithuanian_, Ugnis.

_Lat._ Ignis. _Irish_, An (water, fire).

Yag-engri, _s._ Gun, fire-thing.

Yag-engro / Yago-mengro, _s._ Gamekeeper, sportsman, fireman.

Yag-kairepénes, _s._ Fireworks.

Yag-vardo, _s._ Fire-car, railroad carriage.

Yarb, _s._ Herb.

Yarb-tan, _s._ Garden.

Yeck, _a._ One. _Sans._ Eka. _Hin._ Yak.

Yeckoro, _a._ Only: yeckoro chavo, only son.

Yeckorus, _ad._ Once.

Yo, _pron._ He.

Yoi, _pron._ She. Sometimes used for La or Las, her; _e.g._ Mande

putch’d yoi, I asked _she_, her.

Yokki, _a._ Clever, expert: a yokki juva, a yokki woman—a female expert

at filching, ringing the changes, telling fortunes, and other Gypsy arts.

_Sans._ Yoga (artifice, plan), Yuj (to combine, put together, plan).

Yora, _s._ Hour. _See_ Ora.

Yoro, _s._ An egg. _Wal._ Ou.

Z

ZI, _s._ The heart, mind. _Hun._ Sziv. _Sans._ Dhi.

Zimmen, _s._ Broth. _Wal._ Zmenteni (cream).

Zoomi, _s. f._ Broth, soup. _Mod. Gr. ζουμὶ_. _Wal._ Zamie (juice).

Zingaro. A Gypsy, a person of mixed blood, one who springs from various

races, a made-up person. _Sans._ Sangkara, compositus (made-up).

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