Manoesj

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French manouche, from Romani manuś (“man; people”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːˈnuʃ/
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧noesj

Noun

Manoesj m (plural Manoesjen)

  1. (Belgium) Sinto (member of one of the five Romani tribes)
    Synonym: (Netherlands) Sinto

Hypernyms

Proper noun

Manoesj n

  1. (Belgium) the Sinto variant of the Romani language
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