Domari

D2O1M3A1R1I1

noun

A member of a people originating in Pakistan or Northwest India and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Pakistan, Middle East and North Africa that speak a language related to Hindi.

OriginSanskrit डोम →
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Meanings

nounDomari (plural Domari)
  1. A member of a people originating in Pakistan or Northwest India and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Pakistan, Middle East and North Africa that speak a language related to Hindi.
  2. offensivesometimesA Middle Eastern Gypsy.
proper noun
  1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Dom people across the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and India.

Origin

  1. Sanskritडोम“member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”
  2. EnglishDomari

From Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”). Doublet of Rom.

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