Di-gan

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French tzigane.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zi˧˧ ɣaːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɪj˧˧ ɣaːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɪj˧˧ ɣaːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

Di-gan

Gypsy, Roma
người Di-gan ― a Gypsy
- 1985, Thanh Thảo, Đàn ghi ta của Lor-ca [Lorca’s Guitar]:
  chàng ném lá bùa cô gái Di-gan
  vào xoáy nước
  chàng ném trái tim mình
  vào lặng yên bất chợt
  he threw the Gypsy girl’s talisman
  into a whirlpool
  he threw his own heart
  into sudden silence

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