Porajmos

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English[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by a Kalderash Romani acquaintance of, and popularized by, Ian Hancock in 1990s. From Romani porajmos (“devouring”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /poʊɹaɪmoʊs/, /pɔɹaɪmɔs/

Proper noun[edit]

Porajmos

  1. (historical) The planned and attempted genocide of the Romani people during the Second World War by Nazi Germany and its allies.
    Synonym: Samudaripen
    Hypernym: Holocaust
    Coordinate term: Shoah

Usage notes[edit]

  • Some Balkan Romanis avoid this term and prefer Samudaripen.

See also[edit]

Romani[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From porajmos (“devouring”).

Proper noun[edit]

Porajmos

  1. the Porajmos; the planned and attempted genocide of the Romani by National Socialist Germany
    Synonym: Samudaripen

Usage notes[edit]

See the notes in the English entry.

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