Cikán

Cikán cikán çıkan Czech Alternative forms cs cikán Etymology Possibly from an cs grc - term meaning "untouchable"; compare the modern el - designations el Τσιγγάνος Τσιγγάνοι, el Αθίγγανος Αθίγγανοι.2004, Viorel Achim, The Roma in Romanian History (Bucharest), page 92007, Jean-Pierre Liégeois, Roma In Europe, page 171993, Struggling for Ethnic Identity: The Gypsies of Hungary (published by Human Rights Watch), page 1 Cognates include hu cigány, en tzigane, it zigano, pt cigano, pl Cygan, ru цыган, de Zigeuner, and es cíngaro. Pronunciation cs Ci kán Noun m-an Cikánka a Gypsy, a Romani cs Rom Usage notes The term Cikán/cikán is often intentionally derogatory and is therefore considered racist by some. Consequently, careful speakers use the term cs Rom instead. Cikán is still the prevailing term in informal Czech and in historical usage, however. Declension m.an.nomplové:i Synonyms sk cigán Proper noun m-an Cikánová cs m Declension m.an.surname References Further reading cikán cikán cs People