Chapter C: CAEN / Cane, v. n. To stink

Caenipen / Canipen, _s_. A stench.

Caeninaflipen, _s._ Stinking sickness, the plague, gaol-fever. The old cant word Canihen, signifying the gaol-fever, is derived from this Gypsy term.

Candelo / Cannelo, _a._ Stinking: cannelo mas, stinking meat. _Sans._ Gandha (smell).

Callico / Collico, _s._ To-morrow, also yesterday: collico sorlo, to-morrow morning. _Sans._ Kalya. _Hin._ Kal (to-morrow, yesterday).

Cana, _ad._ Now: cana sig, now soon. _See_ Kanau, knau.

Cam, _s._ The sun. _Hin._ Khan. _Heb._ Khama (the sun), kham (heat).

Cam. To wish, desire, love.

Cam / Camello / Camo, _v. a._ To love. _Sans._ Cama (love). Cupid; from which Sanscrit word the Latin Amor is derived.

Cambori / Cambri, _a._ Pregnant, big with child.

Camlo / Caumlo, Lovel, name of a Gypsy tribe. Lit. amiable. With this word the English “comely” is connected.

Camo-mescro, _s._ A lover; likewise the name Lovel.

Can, _s._ The sun.

Can, _s._ An ear. _See_ Kaun.

Cana, _ad._ Now: cana sig, now soon. _See_ Kanau.

Canáfi / Canapli, Turnip.

Canairis. A Gypsy name.

Canior / Caunor, _s. pl._ Pease.

Canni. A hen. _Span. Gyp._ Cañi. _Hun. Gyp._ Cackni. _Gael._ Cearc.

Cannis. Hens.

Cappi, _s._ Booty, gain, fortune: to lel cappi, to acquire booty, make a capital, a fortune.

Cas, _s._ Hay: cas-stiggur, haystack; cas kairing, hay-making.

Cas, _s._ Cheese. _Lat._ Caseus. This word is used by the pikers or tramps, as well as by the Gypsies. _See_ Kael.

Catches / Catsau, _s. pl._ Scissors. _Hun._ Kasza. _Wal._ Kositsie (sickle). _Mod._ _Gr. κόσα_. _Rus._ Kosa.

Cato, _prep._ To; more properly From. _Hun. Gyp._ Cado. _Wal._ Katre (towards).

Cavo, _pron. dem._ This.

Cavocoi. This here.

Cavocoiskoenoes. In this manner.

Caur, _v. a._ To filch, steal in an artful manner by bending down. _Heb._ [Hebrew which cannot be reproduced] Cara, incurvavit se. _Eng._ Cower.

Cayes, _s._ Silk. _Pers_. [Persian which cannot be reproduced] _Span. Gyp._ Quequesa. _Sans._ Kauseya.

Chal, _s._ Lad, boy, son, fellow. Connected with this word is the Scottish Chiel, the Old English Childe, and the Russian Chelovik. _See_ Romani chal.

Cháro, _s._ Plate, dish.

Chavali, _s.f._ Girl, damsel.

Chavi, _s.f._ Child, girl, daughter.

Cham, _s._ Leather: chameskie rokunies, leather breeches. _Sans._ Charma (skin).

Chavo, _s. m._ Child, son: _pl._ chaves. Cheaus is an old French hunting term for the young ones of a fox.

Charos / Cheros, _s._ Heaven. _Wal._ Cher.

Chauvo, _s._ _See_ Chavo.

Chaw, _s._ Grass.

Chawhoktamengro, _s._ Grasshopper. _See_ Hokta.

Chee, _a._ No, none: chee butsi, no work. _See_ Chi, chichi.

Chericlo, _s._ Bird. _See_ Chiriclo.

Chiricleskey tan, _s._ Aviary, birdcage.

Chi, _s.f._ Child, daughter, girl: Romany chi, Gypsy girl.

Chi / Chichi / Chiti, _s._ Nothing.

Chin, _v. a._ To cut: chin lis tuley, cut it down. _Sans._ Chun (to cut off). _Hin._ Chink. _Gaelic_, Sgian (a knife).

Chin the cost. To cut the stick; to cut skewers for butchers and pegs for linen-lines, a grand employment of the Gypsy fellows in the neighbourhood of London.

China-mengri, _s.f._ A letter; a thing incised, marked, written in.

China-mengro, _s._ Hatchet. Lit. cutting-thing.

Chinipen, _s._ A cut.

Ching / Chingaro, _v. a._ To fight, quarrel.

Chinga-guero, _s._ A warrior.

Chingaripen, _s._ War, strife. _Sans._ Sangara.

Chingring, _part. pres._ Fighting, quarrelling.

Chik, _s._ Earth, dirt. _Span. Gyp._ Chique. _Hin._ Chikkar.

Chiklo, _a._ Dirty.

Chiriclo, _s. m._ Bird. _Hin._ Chiriya.

Chiricli, _s.f._ Hen-bird.

Chiros, _s._ Time. _Mod. Gr. καιρὸς_.

Chiv / Chiva / Chuva, _v. a._ To cast, fling, throw, place, put: chiv lis tuley, fling it down; chiv oprey, put up. _Rus._ Kyio (to forge, cast iron). _Sans._ Kship.

Chiving tulipen prey the chokkars. Greasing the shoes.

Chofa, _s.f._ Petticoat.

Chohawni, _s._ Witch. _See_ Chovahano.

Chohawno, _s._ Wizard.

Chok, _s._ Watch, watching.

Chok-engro, _s._ Watchman.

Chok, _s._ Shoe: chokkor, chokkors, shoes. _Hun._ Czókó (wooden shoe).

Choko-mengro. Shoemaker.

Choka, _s._ Coat.

Chokni / Chukni, _s._ Whip. _Wal._ Chokini (a strap, leather). _Hun._ Csakany (a mace, sledge hammer). _Hun. Gyp._ Chokano (a staff). _Wal._ Chokan, chokinel (a hammer).

Chukni wast, _s._ The whip-hand, the mastery.

Chollo, _a. s._ Whole.

Chomany, _s._ Something. _Span. Gyp._ Cormuñi (some); chimoni (anything). _Wal._ Chineba (some one). For every chomany there’s a lav in Romany: there’s a name in Gypsy for everything.

Chong, _s._ Knee. _Hun._ Czomb. _Sans._ Chanu. _Lat._ Genu.

Chongor, _pl._ Knees.

Choom / Choomava, _v. a._ To kiss. _Sans._ Chumb. Choomande, kiss me. _Span. Gyp._ Chupendi (a kiss), a corruption of Choomande.

Choomia, _s._ A kiss.

Choomo-mengro, one of the tribe Boswell.

Choon, _s._ Moon. _Hun. Gyp._ Chemut. _Sans._ Chandra.

Choot, _s._ Vinegar. _See_ Chute.

Chore, _v. a._ To steal. _Sans._ Chur.

Chore, _s._ Thief. _Hin._ Chor.

Chories, _pl_. Thieves.

Chor-dudee-mengri, _s. Κλεφτοφάναρον_ (thieves’ lantern, dark lantern).

Choredo, a. Poor, poverty stricken. _Sans._ Dāridra.

Choredi, _fem_. of Choredo.

Choriness, _s._ Poverty.

Choro, _a._ Poor. _Span. Gyp._ Chororo. _Hin._ Shor.

Chovahan, _v. a._ To bewitch.

Chovahani / Chowián, _s.f._ Witch.

Chovahano, _s._ Wizard.

Choveno, _a._ Poor, needy, starved. Perhaps derived from the Russian Tchernoe (black, dirty, wretched); or from the Hungarian Csunya (hateful, frightful); whence the Chungalo of the Hungarian, and also of the Spanish Gypsies.

Choveni, _fem_. of Choveno.

Choveno ker, _s._ Workhouse, poorhouse.

Chukkal, _s._ Dog. _Span. Gyp._ Chuquel. _Sans._ Kukkura. _Basque_, Chacurra. _See_ Juggal.

Chumba, _s._ Bank, hill. _Russ._ Xolm (a hill).

Chungarava / Chungra, _v. a._ To spit. _Wal._ Ckouina. _Hun. Gyp._ Chudel (he spits).

Churi, _s._ Knife. _Sans._ Chhuri. _Hin._ Churi.

Churi-mengro, _s._ Knife-grinder, cutler.

Churo-mengro, _s._ A soldier, swordsman.

Chute, _s._ Vinegar. _Mod. Gr. ζύδι_. _Wal._ Otset.

Chute-pavi, _s._ Cyder; perhaps a crab-apple. Lit. vinegar-apple.

Chuvvenhan, _s._ Witch. _See_ Chovahani.

Cinerella. Female Gypsy name.

Cocal, _s._ Bone. _Mod. Gr. κοκκαλον_,

Cocalor, _pl._ Bones.

Coco / Cocodus, _s._ Uncle. _Hin._ Caucau.

Cocoro / Cocoros, _a. pro._ Alone, self: tu cocoro, thyself.

Coin, _pro. interrog._ Who? _Hin._ Kaun.

Collor, _s. pl._ Shillings: dui collor a crookos, two shillings a week. In Spanish Germania or cant, two ochavos, or farthings, are called: dui _calés._

Comorrus, _s._ A room, hall. _Hun._ Kamara. _Hin._ Cumra. _Ger._ Kammer.

Cong, congl, _v. a._ To comb.

Congli / Congro, _s.f._ A comb. _Sans._ Kanagata.

Congri, _s.f._ A church.

Coor / Coorava, _v. a._ To fight. _Irish_, Comhrac [courac]. _Welsh_, Curaw (to beat).

Coorapen, _s._ Fight, a beating: I shall lel a curapen, I shall get a beating.

Cooroboshno, _s._ A fighting cock.

Cooromengro, _s._ Fighter, boxer, soldier.

Coppur, _s._ Blanket. _Rus._ Kovér (a carpet). _Wal._ Kovor, _id._

Corauni / Corooni, _s._ A crown: mekrauliskie corauni, royal crown. _Wal._ Coroan.

Cori, _s._ Thorn. Membrum virile. _Span._ Carajo [caraco]. _Gascon_, Quirogau.

Coro / Coru, _s._ Pot, pitcher, cup: coru levinor, cup of ale; boro coro, a quart. _Span. Gyp._ Coro. _Hin._ Gharã.

Coro-mengro, _s._ Potter.

Coro-mengreskey tem. Staffordshire.

Corredo, _a._ Blind. _Span. Gyp._ Corroro. _Pers._ کور _Wal._ Kior (one-eyed).

Cosht / Cost, _s._ Stick. _Sans._ Kāshtha.

Cost-engres, _s. pl._ Branch-fellows, people of the New Forest, Stanleys.

Coshtno, _a._ Wooden.

Covar / Covo, _s._ Thing: covars, things; covar-bikhning-vardo, a caravan in which goods are carried about for sale.

Crafni, _s._ Button. _Ger._ Knopf.

Crafni-mengro, _s._ Buttonmaker.

Creeor, _s. pl._ Ants, pismires. _Span. Gyp._ Ocrianse (the ant), quiria (ant).

Cricni / Crookey / Crookauros / Crookos, _s._ Week. _See_ Curco.

Cuesni, _s._ Basket. _See_ Cushnee.

Culvato (Gypsy name). Claude.

Curaken, _s._ Fighting. _See_ Coorapen.

Curepen, _s._ Trouble, affliction: curepenis, afflictions.

Curkey / Curko, _s._ Week, Sunday. _Mod. Gr. κυριακὴ_.

Curlo, _s._ Throat. _Pers._ گلو Chin his curlo, cut his throat.

Curlo-mengri, _s._ A ruff, likewise a pillow; anything belonging to the throat or neck.

Cushnee / Cushni / Cusnee, _s._ Basket. _Wal._ Koshnitse.

Cuttor, _s._ A piece, a guinea-piece: dui cuttor, two guineas; will you lel a cuttor, will you take a bit? sore in cuttors, all in rags.