čohani

Carpathian Romani

Alternative forms

tschohani (Burgenland)
čohaňi (East Slovakia)
čohaňi (Gurvari, Romungro)
čoháni (Veršend)

Etymology

Inherited from Romani ćovaxani.

Noun

čohani f

(Burgenland) witch
Synonyms: (East Slovakia) bosorka, (Gurvari) broška, (East Slovakia) vašbaba, (East Slovakia) vražkiňa

Related terms

čohaninel
čohanipe
čohanosinel

References

“čohani” in Burgenland Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
Selice Romani vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

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