Gypsy Dictionary [12]
kai si the churi, where is the knife? Sans. Kva.
Kair, v. a. To do. Sans. Kri, to do; kara (doing).
Kair misto. To make well, cure, comfort.
Kairipen, s. Work, labour. Sans. Karman.
Kakkaratchi, s. Magpie; properly a raven. Mod. Gr. [Greek: ]
Kanau / Knau, ad. Now.
Karring. Crying out, hawking goods. Span. Gyp. Acarar (to call). See Koring.
Kaulo, a. Black. Sans. Kala. Arab. [Arabic: ]
Kaulo chiriclo, s. A blackbird.
Kaulo cori, s. A blackthorn.
Kaulo durril, s. Blackberry.
Kaulo Gav, s. Black-town, Birmingham.
Kaulo guero, s. A black, negro.
Kaulo guereskey tem, s. Negroland, Africa.
Kaulo-mengro, s. A blacksmith.
Kaulo ratti. Black blood, Gypsy blood: kaulo ratti adrey leste, he has Gypsy blood in his veins.
Kaun, s. An ear. Sans. Karna.
Kaun-engro, s. An ear-fellow, thing with long ears; a figurative name for a hare.
Ke, prep. Unto. Likewise a postposition--e.g. lenke, to them.
Keir / Ker, s. A house. Sans. Griha.
Ker / Kerey / Ken, ad. Home, homeward: java keri, I will go home.
Keir-poggring. House-breaking.
Keir-rakli, s. A housemaid.
Kek, ad. a. No, none, not: kek tatcho, it is not true.
Kekkeno, a. None, not any: kekkeni pawni, no water.
Kekkeno mushe's poov, s. No man's land; a common.
Kekkauvi, s.f. Kettle. Mod. Gr. [Greek: ]
Kekkauviskey saster, s. Kettle-iron; the hook by which the kettle is suspended over the fire.
Kekko, ad. No, it is not, not it, not he.
Kekkomi. No more. See Komi, Ever-komi.
Kek-cushti. Of no use; no good. See Koshto.
Kem, s. The sun. See Cam.
Ken. A particle affixed in English Gypsy to the name of a place terminating in a vowel, in order to form a genitive; e.g. Eliken bori congri, the great church of Ely. See En.
Ken, s. A house, properly a nest. Heb. [Hebrew: ] Kin.
Kenyor, s. pl. Ears. See Kaun.
Ker / Kerava v. a. To do; make: kair yag, make a fire. Sans. Kri. Pers. [Perisan: ] Gaelic, Ceaird (a trade), ceard (a tinker). Lat. Cerdo (a smith). English, Char, chare (to work by the day).
Kerdo. He did.
Kedast, 2nd pers. pret. Thou didst.
Kedo, part. pass. Done.
Kerri-mengro, s. Workman.
Kerrimus, s. Doing, deed: mi-Doovel's kerrimus, the Lord's doing. Sans. Karman (work).
Kerrit, p. pass. Cooked, boiled. Anglo-Indian word, Curried. Fr. Cuire. Gaelic, Greidh (to cook victuals).
Kettaney, ad. Together. Wal. Ketziba (many). See Kisi.
Kidda, v. a. To pluck.
Kil, v. a. To dance, play. Hin. Kelna. Sans. Kshvel.
Killi-mengro, s. A dancer, player.
Kil, s. Butter.
Kin, v. a. To buy: kinning and bikkning, buying and selling. Heb. Kana (he bought).
Kin aley. To ransom, redeem, buy off.
Kinnipen, s. A purchase.
Kinnipen-divvus, s. Purchasing-day, Saturday.
Kindo, a. Wet.
Kipsi, s. Basket. Span. Gyp. Quicia.
Kinyo. Tired. Span. Gyp. Quinao.
Kisaiya. A female Gypsy name.
Kisi, ad. How much, to what degree: kisi puro shan tu, how old are you? Wal. Kitze. Span. Gyp. Quichi. Sans. Kati (how many?)
Kisseh / Kissi, s. A purse. Sans. Kosa. Pers. [Persian: ]
Kistur, v. a. To ride. Wal. Keleri.
Kistri-mengro / Kistro-mengro, s. Rider, horseman.
Kitchema, s. Public-house, inn. Hun. Korcsma. Wal. Keirtchumie.
Kitchema-mengro, s. Innkeeper.
Klism / Klisn, s. A key. Rus. Cliotche. Mod. Gr. [Greek: ] (shutting up).
Klism-engri, s. A lock. Lit. key-thing.
Klism-hev, s. A keyhole.
Klop, s. A gate, seemingly a cant word; perhaps a bell. Wal. Klopot.
Kokkodus. Uncle: kokkodus Artaros, Uncle Arthur.
Komi, adv. More: ever-komi, evermore.
Koosho, a. Good: kooshi gillie, a good song. Sans. Kusala.
Kora / Kore, v. a. To riot. Wal. Kiorei (to cry out, bawl, make a tumult). Heb. Kara (he convoked, cried out).
Koring, part. pres. Rioting. Heb. Kirivah (proclamation).
Kora-mengro, s. A rioter.
Kore, v. a. To hawk goods about, to cry out, to proclaim.
Koring lil, s. Hawking-licence.
Kair, v. a. To do. Sans. Kri, to do; kara (doing).
Kair misto. To make well, cure, comfort.
Kairipen, s. Work, labour. Sans. Karman.
Kakkaratchi, s. Magpie; properly a raven. Mod. Gr. [Greek: ]
Kanau / Knau, ad. Now.
Karring. Crying out, hawking goods. Span. Gyp. Acarar (to call). See Koring.
Kaulo, a. Black. Sans. Kala. Arab. [Arabic: ]
Kaulo chiriclo, s. A blackbird.
Kaulo cori, s. A blackthorn.
Kaulo durril, s. Blackberry.
Kaulo Gav, s. Black-town, Birmingham.
Kaulo guero, s. A black, negro.
Kaulo guereskey tem, s. Negroland, Africa.
Kaulo-mengro, s. A blacksmith.
Kaulo ratti. Black blood, Gypsy blood: kaulo ratti adrey leste, he has Gypsy blood in his veins.
Kaun, s. An ear. Sans. Karna.
Kaun-engro, s. An ear-fellow, thing with long ears; a figurative name for a hare.
Ke, prep. Unto. Likewise a postposition--e.g. lenke, to them.
Keir / Ker, s. A house. Sans. Griha.
Ker / Kerey / Ken, ad. Home, homeward: java keri, I will go home.
Keir-poggring. House-breaking.
Keir-rakli, s. A housemaid.
Kek, ad. a. No, none, not: kek tatcho, it is not true.
Kekkeno, a. None, not any: kekkeni pawni, no water.
Kekkeno mushe's poov, s. No man's land; a common.
Kekkauvi, s.f. Kettle. Mod. Gr. [Greek: ]
Kekkauviskey saster, s. Kettle-iron; the hook by which the kettle is suspended over the fire.
Kekko, ad. No, it is not, not it, not he.
Kekkomi. No more. See Komi, Ever-komi.
Kek-cushti. Of no use; no good. See Koshto.
Kem, s. The sun. See Cam.
Ken. A particle affixed in English Gypsy to the name of a place terminating in a vowel, in order to form a genitive; e.g. Eliken bori congri, the great church of Ely. See En.
Ken, s. A house, properly a nest. Heb. [Hebrew: ] Kin.
Kenyor, s. pl. Ears. See Kaun.
Ker / Kerava v. a. To do; make: kair yag, make a fire. Sans. Kri. Pers. [Perisan: ] Gaelic, Ceaird (a trade), ceard (a tinker). Lat. Cerdo (a smith). English, Char, chare (to work by the day).
Kerdo. He did.
Kedast, 2nd pers. pret. Thou didst.
Kedo, part. pass. Done.
Kerri-mengro, s. Workman.
Kerrimus, s. Doing, deed: mi-Doovel's kerrimus, the Lord's doing. Sans. Karman (work).
Kerrit, p. pass. Cooked, boiled. Anglo-Indian word, Curried. Fr. Cuire. Gaelic, Greidh (to cook victuals).
Kettaney, ad. Together. Wal. Ketziba (many). See Kisi.
Kidda, v. a. To pluck.
Kil, v. a. To dance, play. Hin. Kelna. Sans. Kshvel.
Killi-mengro, s. A dancer, player.
Kil, s. Butter.
Kin, v. a. To buy: kinning and bikkning, buying and selling. Heb. Kana (he bought).
Kin aley. To ransom, redeem, buy off.
Kinnipen, s. A purchase.
Kinnipen-divvus, s. Purchasing-day, Saturday.
Kindo, a. Wet.
Kipsi, s. Basket. Span. Gyp. Quicia.
Kinyo. Tired. Span. Gyp. Quinao.
Kisaiya. A female Gypsy name.
Kisi, ad. How much, to what degree: kisi puro shan tu, how old are you? Wal. Kitze. Span. Gyp. Quichi. Sans. Kati (how many?)
Kisseh / Kissi, s. A purse. Sans. Kosa. Pers. [Persian: ]
Kistur, v. a. To ride. Wal. Keleri.
Kistri-mengro / Kistro-mengro, s. Rider, horseman.
Kitchema, s. Public-house, inn. Hun. Korcsma. Wal. Keirtchumie.
Kitchema-mengro, s. Innkeeper.
Klism / Klisn, s. A key. Rus. Cliotche. Mod. Gr. [Greek: ] (shutting up).
Klism-engri, s. A lock. Lit. key-thing.
Klism-hev, s. A keyhole.
Klop, s. A gate, seemingly a cant word; perhaps a bell. Wal. Klopot.
Kokkodus. Uncle: kokkodus Artaros, Uncle Arthur.
Komi, adv. More: ever-komi, evermore.
Koosho, a. Good: kooshi gillie, a good song. Sans. Kusala.
Kora / Kore, v. a. To riot. Wal. Kiorei (to cry out, bawl, make a tumult). Heb. Kara (he convoked, cried out).
Koring, part. pres. Rioting. Heb. Kirivah (proclamation).
Kora-mengro, s. A rioter.
Kore, v. a. To hawk goods about, to cry out, to proclaim.
Koring lil, s. Hawking-licence.