knoparmoj
Swedish
Etymology
From an older chimneysweep slang word knopare (“chimneysweep”) + moj, from Tavringer Romani muj, måj, möj, måjj (“mouth”), from Romani mui (“mouth”), compare English mooey (“mouth, face”). Related to Sanskrit मुख (mukha, “mouth, face”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²knuːparˌmɔj/
Noun
knoparmoj n
- a cant or secret language (especially formerly) used by chimneysweeps
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | knoparmoj | knoparmojs |
| definite | knoparmojet | knoparmojets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
See also
References
- knoparmoj in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- Gerd Carling (2005) “knoparmoj”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, pages 91-92