What does the word Romany mean?

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Romany, Romani [ˈrɒmənɪ ˈrəʊ-] n 1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -nies, -nis a. another name for a Gypsy b. (as modifier) Romany customs 2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of the Gypsies, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family, but incorporating extensive borrowings from local European languages. Most of its 250 000 speakers are bilingual. It is extinct in Britain [from Romany romani (adj) Gypsy, ultimately from Sanskrit domba man of a low caste of musicians, of Dravidian origin] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Romany Dec 29 10, 11:12 AM