Cikán

• cikán

Possibly from an Ancient Greek term meaning "untouchable"; compare the modern Greek designations Τσιγγάνοι (Tsingánoi), Αθίγγανοι (Athínganoi).^[1][2][3] Cognates include Hungarian cigány, English tzigane, Italian zigano, Portuguese cigano, Polish Cygan, Russian цыган (cygan), German Zigeuner, and Spanish cíngaro.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɪkaːn]
• Hyphenation: Ci‧kán

Cikán m anim (female equivalent Cikánka)

1. a Gypsy, a Romani

   Synonym: Rom

• The term Cikán/cikán is often intentionally derogatory and is therefore considered racist by some. Consequently, careful speakers use the term Rom instead. Cikán is still the prevailing term in informal Czech and in historical usage, however.

• cigán

• “Cikán”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “cikán”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “cikán”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989