ćaćo
Romani
Alternative forms
- chacho (Anglicized)
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀘𑁆𑀘 (sacca), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀘 (saca), from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “true”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsatyám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-n̥t-yós, from *h₁sónts, from *h₁es- (“to be”). Cognates include Hindi सच्चा (saccā, “true”).
Adjective
ćaćo (feminine ćaći, plural ćaće)
- right
- Antonyms: stungo, bongo
- correct
- straight
References
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “ćaćo”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 135