# rom
## Translingual
### Symbol

rom
* (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Romani.

## English
### Adjective

rom (not comparable)
* (proofreading) Abbreviation of roman.

### See also

* romcom, rom-com, rom com

### Anagrams

* MOR, MRO, Mor, Mor., O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO

## Aghu Tharrnggala
### Noun

rom
* belly

### Further reading

* Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

## Angloromani
### Alternative forms

* rommi, rowm, rum

### Etymology

Inherited from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

### Noun

rom
* Romani man
* husband
* bridegroom

## Atayal
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum. Cognate with Paiwan djaum, Puyuma daum, Thao lhalhum.

### Noun

rom
* needle

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈrom]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rhombus (“flatfish”).

#### Noun

rom m (plural roms)
* brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)
    Synonym: rèmol

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English rum.

#### Noun

rom m (plural roms)
* rum

### Further reading

* “rom” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Cornish
### Noun

rom m (plural romys)
* room (in a house)
    Synonym: stevel

#### Derived terms

* rom gortos

## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɔm/, [ʁʌmˀ]

### Noun

rom c (singular definite rommen, not used in plural form)
* rum

### Noun

rom c (singular definite rommen or rom'en, plural indefinite rommer or rom'er)
* ROM, read-only memory

#### Inflection
## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

### Adjective

rom (plural roms)
* Roma

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Back-formation from romlik, created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrom]
* Hyphenation: rom
* Rhymes: -om

### Noun

rom (plural romok)
* ruin

#### Derived terms

* romos
* romkocsma

### Further reading

* rom in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Kuku-Thaypan
### Noun

rom
* belly

### References

* Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From English rum.

#### Noun

rom m (definite singular rommen)
* rum (alcoholic beverage)

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse rúm.

#### Noun

rom n (definite singular rommet, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma or rommene)
* room (space, part of a building)
* space (room)
* space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)

##### Derived terms

* albuerom
* baderom
* bagasjerom
* hotellrom
* hulrom
* klasserom
* klokkerom
* lagerrom
* lasterom
* luftrom
* maskinrom
* mellomrom
* motorrom
* mørkerom
* møterom
* oppholdsrom
* pusterom
* romfart
* romfartøy
* romferge
* romferje
* romjul
* romlig
* romme
* romprogram
* romskip
* romsonde
* romstasjon
* romtemperatur
* romtid
* soverom
* styrerom
* tidsrom
* venterom
* verdensrom

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

rom
* imperative of romme

### References

* “rom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rʊmː/

### Etymology 1

From English rum.

#### Noun

rom m (definite singular rommen)
* rum (alcoholic beverage)

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse rúm. Akin to English room.

#### Noun

rom n (definite singular rommet, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma)
* room (space, part of a building)
* space (room)
* space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)

##### Derived terms

* baderom
* bagasjerom
* hotellrom
* klasserom
* klokkerom
* lagerrom
* lasterom
* luftrom
* maskinrom
* mellomrom
* motorrom
* mørkerom
* møterom
* oppholdsrom
* pusterom
* romfart
* romfartøy
* romjul
* romme
* romprogram
* romskip
* romsonde
* romstasjon
* romtemperatur
* romtid
* soverom
* styrerom
* tidsrom
* venterom

### References

* “rom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁõ/ [ˈhõ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁõ/ [ˈhõ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈʁõ/ [ˈχõ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁõ/
* Hyphenation: rom

### Adjective

rom (invariable)
* Romani (of or relating to the Roma people)
    Synonyms: cigano, roma

### Noun

rom m (plural rons or roms)
* a member of the Romani people

## Romani
### Noun

rom m anim (plural roma)
* Alternative form of rrom (“Romani man; husband”)

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rom]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

#### Noun

rom m (plural romi, feminine equivalent romă)
* a Romani person, a Rom
    Synonym: (offensive) țigan

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French rhum or German Rum.

#### Noun

rom n (plural romuri)
* rum

##### Declension
## Romansch
### Etymology 1

From Latin rāmus.

#### Alternative forms

* ram (Puter)

#### Noun

rom m (plural roms)
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) branch (of tree, river, etc.)
    Synonym: (Puter) manzina
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader, education) subject

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Alternative forms

* ram (Puter)
* rama (Sursilvan)

#### Noun

rom m (plural roms)
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) frame, framework

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Alternative forms

* ram (Puter)

#### Noun

rom f (plural roms)
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) knot, gnarl

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish rughn, romn, from Old Norse hrogn, from Proto-Germanic *hrugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“frogspawn”); cognate with Danish and Norwegian rogn, Icelandic hrogn, German Rogen, and English roe.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɔm/
* IPA: /rʊm/
** Homophone: Rom
* Rhymes: -ɔm, -ʊm

#### Noun

rom c
* roe (egg of fish)
    Antonym: mjölke

##### Related terms

* fiskrom
* laxrom
* romkorn
* romläggning
* rommig
* romstinn
* romsäck

### Etymology 2

From English rum. Cognate with Danish rom, Dutch and German rum.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɔm/
* IPA: /rʊm/
** Homophone: Rom
* Rhymes: -ɔm, -ʊm

#### Noun

rom c
* rum (beverage)
    Synonym: sockerrörsbrännvin

##### Related terms

* romdrink
* rommästare
* romsmak
* romsort
* romvariant

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba), ultimately of Dravidian origin.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /roːm/
* Rhymes: -oːm

#### Noun

rom c
* a Romani person
    Synonyms: resande, tattare, zigenare

##### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | rom | roms |
| singular | definite | romen | romens |
| plural | indefinite | romer | romers |
| plural | definite | romerna | romernas |

##### Related terms

* romani
* romsk

### References

* rom in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* rom in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* rom in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* ↑ “Romani”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

### Anagrams

* mor, orm

## Turkish
### Noun

rom
* rum

## Volapük
### Noun

rom
* rum

## Welsh Romani
### Noun

rom m
* husband
    Antonym: romni

#### Derived terms

* romavel
* romaviben
* romedo
* romengo
* romerdo
* romerel
* romeriben
* romerimasko
* romesko

### References

* “rom” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## West Frisian
### Noun

rom n (plural [please provide])
* pride
    Synonym: grutskens

#### References

* “rom (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011