love
plural
The Romani word for money is love.
The word is used to refer to currency in a general sense.
Meaning: currency (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Eastern Europe, the term Para is often used to express money.
Did you know?
- Romani speakers may use different words for 'money' depending on whether they are speaking a secret dialect to other Romani people or a mixed dialect to outsiders.
- While 'love' is the Romani word for money, it is not related to the English concept of affection or the English word 'love'.
- Because Romani is a diaspora language, the word used for 'money' often changes depending on whether the speaker is from Spain, France or Romania.
Examples in context
- Tom naj sas les but love.Tom didn't have much money with him.This example shows how to use love to talk about the amount of money someone has.Tatoeba #6698114 by Poliglotski, translation #6346910 by CK
- O Sami odbisardas te mothol kaj sas le love.Sami refused to reveal where the money was.This example shows how to use love when discussing the location of money.Tatoeba #6704466 by Poliglotski, translation #6704369 by OsoHombre
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Andrei and Sonia are planning a trip.
- AndreiSonia, katar katar te lene love?Sonia, where are we getting the money from?
- SoniaNa hav love katar mui.I don't have any money.
- AndreiO dadi dhis mui love.Grandfather gave me money.
- SoniaTe djas tande love!Let's go with your money!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “money” translations and entries love, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
