The term “gypsy” originally referred to the Romani people, an ethnic group with origins in northern India and now spread across the world. The term has been used historically but can be considered pejorative and insensitive in contemporary usage. Many people prefer “Romani” or specific subgroup names. However, for academic or informative purposes, here’s how to say “gypsy” in various languages, keeping cultural sensitivity in mind.
Here is how to say “gypsy” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Jevg | Pronunciation: Yevg
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – غجري (Ghajari) | Pronunciation: Ghah-jah-ree
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Ջուղա (Jugha) | Pronunciation: Joo-gha
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Qıpçaq | Pronunciation: Ghip-chak
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Ijito | Pronunciation: Ee-hee-to
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Цыган (Tsyhan) | Pronunciation: Tsy-gan
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – বেদে (Bede) | Pronunciation: Bay-deh
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Cigan | Pronunciation: Tsee-gan
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Циганин (Tsigani) | Pronunciation: Tsee-ga-neen
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Gitano | Pronunciation: Gee-tah-no
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Cikán | Pronunciation: Tsee-kahn
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Sigøjner | Pronunciation: See-goy-ner
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Zigeuner | Pronunciation: Zee-goy-ner
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Gypsy | Pronunciation: Gip-see
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Mustlane | Pronunciation: Must-lah-neh
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – کولی (Kouli) | Pronunciation: Koo-lee
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Mustalainen | Pronunciation: Mus-tah-lie-nen
- French (🇫🇷) – Gitan | Pronunciation: Zhee-tahn
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ბოშა (Bosha) | Pronunciation: Bo-shah
- German (🇩🇪) – Zigeuner | Pronunciation: Tsee-goy-ner
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Τσιγγάνος (Tsingános) | Pronunciation: Tsing-gah-nos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – צועני (Tzo’ani) | Pronunciation: Tzo-ah-nee
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – बंजारा (Banjara) | Pronunciation: Ban-ja-ra
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Cigány | Pronunciation: Tsee-gahn-y
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Sígildi | Pronunciation: See-gil-dee
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Orang Gipsi | Pronunciation: Or-ang Gip-see
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Tincéir | Pronunciation: Tin-keer
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Zingaro | Pronunciation: Zin-gah-ro
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – ジプシー (Jipushii) | Pronunciation: Jee-pu-shee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Сыған (Sygan) | Pronunciation: See-gan
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ជនជាតិរ៉ូម៉ា (Chon chet Roma) | Pronunciation: Chon chet Ro-ma
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 집시 (Jipsi) | Pronunciation: Jip-si
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Çingene | Pronunciation: Ching-eh-neh
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Жыган (Zhygan) | Pronunciation: Zhy-gan
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຊິກຊີ (Sikhsi) | Pronunciation: Sik-see
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Čigāns | Pronunciation: Chee-gahns
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Čigonas | Pronunciation: Chee-go-nas
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Zigeiner | Pronunciation: Zee-guy-ner
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Циганин (Ciganin) | Pronunciation: Tsi-ga-nin
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Orang Zingaro | Pronunciation: Or-ang Zin-ga-ro
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Ġitan | Pronunciation: Gee-tan
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 吉普赛人 (Jípǔsàirén) | Pronunciation: Jee-poo-sai-ren
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – जिप्सी (Jipsī) | Pronunciation: Jip-see
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хятад (Hyatad) | Pronunciation: Hyat-ad
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – जिप्सी (Jipsī) | Pronunciation: Jip-see
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Sigøyner | Pronunciation: See-goy-ner
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – کولی (Kowli) | Pronunciation: Ko-lee
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – قرقیز (Ghargheez) | Pronunciation: Ghar-gheez
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Cygan | Pronunciation: Tsi-gan
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Cigano | Pronunciation: See-gah-no
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Ţigan | Pronunciation: Tzee-gan
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Цыган (Tsygan) | Pronunciation: Tsy-gan
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Циганин (Ciganin) | Pronunciation: Tsi-ga-nin
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ජිප්සියානු (Jipsiyānu) | Pronunciation: Jip-see-ya-noo
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Cigán | Pronunciation: Tsi-gan
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Cigan | Pronunciation: Tsi-gan
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Jibsi | Pronunciation: Jib-see
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Gitano | Pronunciation: Gee-tah-no
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Msafiri | Pronunciation: Msa-fee-ree
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Zigenare | Pronunciation: Zee-geh-nar-eh
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Люли (Lyuli) | Pronunciation: Lyu-lee
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – சிக்கானி (Cikkāṉi) | Pronunciation: Sik-kaa-nee
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – జిప్సీ (Jipsī) | Pronunciation: Jip-see
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ยิปซี (Yipsī) | Pronunciation: Yip-see
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Çingene | Pronunciation: Cheen-geh-neh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Циган (Tsyhan) | Pronunciation: Tsy-han
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – کانجری (Kanjari) | Pronunciation: Kan-ja-ree
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Люли (Lyuli) | Pronunciation: Lyoo-lee
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Người Tí-ga | Pronunciation: Nguoi Tee-ga
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Sipsiwn | Pronunciation: Sip-si-oon