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Yes. The word rom is a Scrabble US word. The word rom is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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3-letter words (2 found)

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Definitions and meaning of rom

rom

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Romani or abbreviation of Romani rromani ćhib.

Symbol

rom

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Romani.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Romani terms

English

Adjective

rom (not comparable)

  1. (proofreading) Abbreviation of roman.

See also

  • romcom, rom-com, rom com

Anagrams

  • MOR, MRO, Mor, Mor., O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO

Aghu Tharrnggala

Noun

rom

  1. belly

Further reading

  • Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Angloromani

Alternative forms

  • rommi, rowm, rum

Etymology

Inherited from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Noun

rom

  1. Romani man
  2. husband
  3. bridegroom

Atayal

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum. Cognate with Paiwan djaum, Puyuma daum, Thao lhalhum.

Noun

rom

  1. needle

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈrom]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rhombus (“flatfish”).

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

  1. brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)
    Synonym: rèmol

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English rum.

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

  1. rum

Further reading

  • “rom”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) roum

Noun

rom m (plural romys)

  1. (Revived Late Cornish) room (in a house)
    Synonym: stevel

Derived terms

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɔm/, [ʁʌmˀ]

Noun

rom c (singular definite rommen, not used in plural form)

  1. rum

Noun

rom c (singular definite rommen or rom'en, plural indefinite rommer or rom'er)

  1. ROM, read-only memory

Inflection

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Adjective

rom (plural roms)

  1. Roma

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from romlik, created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrom]
  • Hyphenation: rom
  • Rhymes: -om

Noun

rom (plural romok)

  1. ruin

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • rom in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Kuku-Thaypan

Noun

rom

  1. belly

References

  • Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Middle English

Noun

rom

  1. alternative form of ram

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English rum.

Noun

rom m (definite singular rommen)

  1. rum (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rúm.

Noun

rom n (definite singular rommet, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma or rommene)

  1. room (space, part of a building)
  2. space (room)
  3. space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

rom

  1. imperative of romme

References

  • “rom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rʊmː/

Etymology 1

From English rum.

Noun

rom m (definite singular rommen)

  1. rum (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rúm. Akin to English room.

Noun

rom n (definite singular rommet, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma)

  1. room (space, part of a building)
  2. space (room)
  3. space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)
Derived terms

References

  • “rom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: rom

Adjective

rom (invariable)

  1. Romani (of or relating to the Roma people)
    Synonyms: cigano, roma

Noun

rom m (plural rons or roms)

  1. a member of the Romani people

Romani

Noun

rom m anim (plural roma)

  1. alternative form of rrom (“Romani man; husband”)

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rom]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Noun

rom m (plural romi, feminine equivalent romă)

  1. a Romani person, a Rom
    Synonym: (offensive) țigan
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French rhum or German Rum.

Noun

rom n (plural romuri)

  1. rum
Declension

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin rāmus.

Alternative forms

  • ram (Puter)

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) branch (of tree, river, etc.)
    Synonym: (Puter) manzina
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader, education) subject

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

  • ram (Puter)
  • rama (Sursilvan)

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) frame, framework

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

  • ram (Puter)

Noun

rom f (plural roms)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) knot, gnarl

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish rughn, romn, from Old Norse hrogn, from Proto-Germanic *hrugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“frogspawn”); cognate with Danish and Norwegian rogn, Icelandic hrogn, German Rogen, and English roe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɔm/
  • IPA(key): /rʊm/
    • Homophone: Rom
  • Rhymes: -ɔm, -ʊm

Noun

rom c

  1. roe (egg of fish)
    Antonym: mjölke
Declension
Related terms

Etymology 2

From English rum. Cognate with Danish rom, Dutch and German rum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɔm/
  • IPA(key): /rʊm/
    • Homophone: Rom
  • Rhymes: -ɔm, -ʊm

Noun

rom c

  1. rum (beverage)
    Synonym: sockerrörsbrännvin
Declension
Related terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba), ultimately of Dravidian origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roːm/
  • Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

rom c

  1. a Romani person
    Synonyms: resande, tattare, zigenare
Declension
Related terms

References

  • rom in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • rom in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • rom in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

  • mor, orm

Turkish

Noun

rom

  1. rum

Volapük

Noun

rom

  1. rum

Welsh Romani

Noun

rom m

  1. husband
    Antonym: romni

Derived terms

References

  • “rom” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.


West Frisian

Noun

rom n (plural [please provide])

  1. pride
    Synonym: grutskens

References

  • “rom (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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