Gypsy Dictionary [7]
s. Wizard.
Chok, s. Watch, watching.
Chok-engro, s. Watchman.
Chok, s. Shoe: chokkor, chokkors, shoes. Hun. Czoko (wooden shoe).
Choko-mengro. Shoemaker.
Choka, s. Coat.
Chokni / Chukni, s. Whip. Wal. Chokini (a strap, leather). Hun. Csakany (a mace, sledge hammer). Hun. Gyp. Chokano (a staff). Wal. Chokan, chokinel (a hammer).
Chukni wast, s. The whip-hand, the mastery.
Chollo, a. s. Whole.
Chomany, s. Something. Span. Gyp. Cormuni (some); chimoni (anything). Wal. Chineba (some one). For every chomany there's a lav in Romany: there's a name in Gypsy for everything.
Chong, s. Knee. Hun. Czomb. Sans. Chanu. Lat. Genu.
Chongor, pl. Knees.
Choom / Choomava, v. a. To kiss. Sans. Chumb. Choomande, kiss me. Span. Gyp. Chupendi (a kiss), a corruption of Choomande.
Choomia, s. A kiss.
Choomo-mengro, one of the tribe Boswell.
Choon, s. Moon. Hun. Gyp. Chemut. Sans. Chandra.
Choot, s. Vinegar. See Chute.
Chore, v. a. To steal. Sans. Chur.
Chore, s. Thief. Hin. Chor.
Chories, pl. Thieves.
Chor-dudee-mengri, s. [Greek: ] (thieves' lantern, dark lantern).
Choredo, a. Poor, poverty stricken. Sans. Daridra.
Choredi, fem. of Choredo.
Choriness, s. Poverty.
Choro, a. Poor. Span. Gyp. Chororo. Hin. Shor.
Chovahan, v. a. To bewitch.
Chovahani / Chowian, s.f. Witch.
Chovahano, s. Wizard.
Choveno, a. Poor, needy, starved. Perhaps derived from the Russian Tchernoe (black, dirty, wretched); or from the Hungarian Csunya (hateful, frightful); whence the Chungalo of the Hungarian, and also of the Spanish Gypsies.
Choveni, fem. of Choveno.
Choveno ker, s. Workhouse, poorhouse.
Chukkal, s. Dog. Span. Gyp. Chuquel. Sans. Kukkura. Basque, Chacurra. See Juggal.
Chumba, s. Bank, hill. Russ. Xolm (a hill).
Chungarava / Chungra, v. a. To spit. Wal. Ckouina. Hun. Gyp. Chudel (he spits).
Churi, s. Knife. Sans. Chhuri. Hin. Churi.
Churi-mengro, s. Knife-grinder, cutler.
Churo-mengro, s. A soldier, swordsman.
Chute, s. Vinegar. Mod. Gr. [Greek: ] Wal. Otset.
Chute-pavi, s. Cyder; perhaps a crab-apple. Lit. vinegar-apple.
Chuvvenhan, s. Witch. See Chovahani.
Cinerella. Female Gypsy name.
Cocal, s. Bone. Mod. Gr. [Greek: ]
Cocalor, pl. Bones.
Coco / Cocodus, s. Uncle. Hin. Caucau.
Cocoro / Cocoros, a. pro. Alone, self: tu cocoro, thyself.
Coin, pro. interrog. Who? Hin. Kaun.
Collor, s. pl. Shillings: dui collor a crookos, two shillings a week. In Spanish Germania or cant, two ochavos, or farthings, are called: dui cales.
Comorrus, s. A room, hall. Hun. Kamara. Hin. Cumra. Ger. Kammer.
Cong, congl, v. a. To comb.
Congli / Congro, s.f. A comb. Sans. Kanagata.
Congri, s.f. A church.
Coor / Coorava, v. a. To fight. Irish, Comhrac [courac]. Welsh, Curaw (to beat).
Coorapen, s. Fight, a beating: I shall lel a curapen, I shall get a beating.
Cooroboshno, s. A fighting cock.
Cooromengro, s. Fighter, boxer, soldier.
Coppur, s. Blanket. Rus. Kover (a carpet). Wal. Kovor, id.
Corauni / Corooni, s. A crown: mekrauliskie corauni, royal crown. Wal. Coroan.
Cori, s. Thorn. Membrum virile. Span. Carajo [caraco]. Gascon, Quirogau.
Coro / Coru, s. Pot, pitcher, cup: coru levinor, cup of ale; boro coro, a quart. Span. Gyp. Coro. Hin. Ghara.
Coro-mengro, s. Potter.
Coro-mengreskey tem. Staffordshire.
Corredo, a. Blind. Span. Gyp. Corroro. Pers. [Persian:] Wal. Kior (one-eyed).
Cosht / Cost, s. Stick. Sans. Kashtha.
Cost-engres, s. pl. Branch-fellows, people of the New Forest, Stanleys.
Coshtno, a. Wooden.
Covar / Covo, s. Thing: covars, things; covar-bikhning-vardo, a caravan in which goods are carried about for sale.
Crafni, s. Button. Ger. Knopf.
Crafni-mengro, s. Buttonmaker.
Creeor, s. pl. Ants, pismires. Span. Gyp. Ocrianse (the ant), quiria (ant).
Cricni / Crookey / Crookauros / Crookos, s. Week. See Curco.
Cuesni, s. Basket. See
Chok, s. Watch, watching.
Chok-engro, s. Watchman.
Chok, s. Shoe: chokkor, chokkors, shoes. Hun. Czoko (wooden shoe).
Choko-mengro. Shoemaker.
Choka, s. Coat.
Chokni / Chukni, s. Whip. Wal. Chokini (a strap, leather). Hun. Csakany (a mace, sledge hammer). Hun. Gyp. Chokano (a staff). Wal. Chokan, chokinel (a hammer).
Chukni wast, s. The whip-hand, the mastery.
Chollo, a. s. Whole.
Chomany, s. Something. Span. Gyp. Cormuni (some); chimoni (anything). Wal. Chineba (some one). For every chomany there's a lav in Romany: there's a name in Gypsy for everything.
Chong, s. Knee. Hun. Czomb. Sans. Chanu. Lat. Genu.
Chongor, pl. Knees.
Choom / Choomava, v. a. To kiss. Sans. Chumb. Choomande, kiss me. Span. Gyp. Chupendi (a kiss), a corruption of Choomande.
Choomia, s. A kiss.
Choomo-mengro, one of the tribe Boswell.
Choon, s. Moon. Hun. Gyp. Chemut. Sans. Chandra.
Choot, s. Vinegar. See Chute.
Chore, v. a. To steal. Sans. Chur.
Chore, s. Thief. Hin. Chor.
Chories, pl. Thieves.
Chor-dudee-mengri, s. [Greek: ] (thieves' lantern, dark lantern).
Choredo, a. Poor, poverty stricken. Sans. Daridra.
Choredi, fem. of Choredo.
Choriness, s. Poverty.
Choro, a. Poor. Span. Gyp. Chororo. Hin. Shor.
Chovahan, v. a. To bewitch.
Chovahani / Chowian, s.f. Witch.
Chovahano, s. Wizard.
Choveno, a. Poor, needy, starved. Perhaps derived from the Russian Tchernoe (black, dirty, wretched); or from the Hungarian Csunya (hateful, frightful); whence the Chungalo of the Hungarian, and also of the Spanish Gypsies.
Choveni, fem. of Choveno.
Choveno ker, s. Workhouse, poorhouse.
Chukkal, s. Dog. Span. Gyp. Chuquel. Sans. Kukkura. Basque, Chacurra. See Juggal.
Chumba, s. Bank, hill. Russ. Xolm (a hill).
Chungarava / Chungra, v. a. To spit. Wal. Ckouina. Hun. Gyp. Chudel (he spits).
Churi, s. Knife. Sans. Chhuri. Hin. Churi.
Churi-mengro, s. Knife-grinder, cutler.
Churo-mengro, s. A soldier, swordsman.
Chute, s. Vinegar. Mod. Gr. [Greek: ] Wal. Otset.
Chute-pavi, s. Cyder; perhaps a crab-apple. Lit. vinegar-apple.
Chuvvenhan, s. Witch. See Chovahani.
Cinerella. Female Gypsy name.
Cocal, s. Bone. Mod. Gr. [Greek: ]
Cocalor, pl. Bones.
Coco / Cocodus, s. Uncle. Hin. Caucau.
Cocoro / Cocoros, a. pro. Alone, self: tu cocoro, thyself.
Coin, pro. interrog. Who? Hin. Kaun.
Collor, s. pl. Shillings: dui collor a crookos, two shillings a week. In Spanish Germania or cant, two ochavos, or farthings, are called: dui cales.
Comorrus, s. A room, hall. Hun. Kamara. Hin. Cumra. Ger. Kammer.
Cong, congl, v. a. To comb.
Congli / Congro, s.f. A comb. Sans. Kanagata.
Congri, s.f. A church.
Coor / Coorava, v. a. To fight. Irish, Comhrac [courac]. Welsh, Curaw (to beat).
Coorapen, s. Fight, a beating: I shall lel a curapen, I shall get a beating.
Cooroboshno, s. A fighting cock.
Cooromengro, s. Fighter, boxer, soldier.
Coppur, s. Blanket. Rus. Kover (a carpet). Wal. Kovor, id.
Corauni / Corooni, s. A crown: mekrauliskie corauni, royal crown. Wal. Coroan.
Cori, s. Thorn. Membrum virile. Span. Carajo [caraco]. Gascon, Quirogau.
Coro / Coru, s. Pot, pitcher, cup: coru levinor, cup of ale; boro coro, a quart. Span. Gyp. Coro. Hin. Ghara.
Coro-mengro, s. Potter.
Coro-mengreskey tem. Staffordshire.
Corredo, a. Blind. Span. Gyp. Corroro. Pers. [Persian:] Wal. Kior (one-eyed).
Cosht / Cost, s. Stick. Sans. Kashtha.
Cost-engres, s. pl. Branch-fellows, people of the New Forest, Stanleys.
Coshtno, a. Wooden.
Covar / Covo, s. Thing: covars, things; covar-bikhning-vardo, a caravan in which goods are carried about for sale.
Crafni, s. Button. Ger. Knopf.
Crafni-mengro, s. Buttonmaker.
Creeor, s. pl. Ants, pismires. Span. Gyp. Ocrianse (the ant), quiria (ant).
Cricni / Crookey / Crookauros / Crookos, s. Week. See Curco.
Cuesni, s. Basket. See