Cigan

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From Cig-an.

Proper noun

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Cigan m (genitive/dative lui Cigan)

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

References

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  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος (athínganos, untouchable).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡sîɡaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Ci‧gan

Proper noun

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Cȉgān m (Cyrillic spelling Ци̏га̄н)

  1. (offensive) male Gypsy
    Synonym: Gabelj

Declension

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