Tzigany

tsig′a-ni, n. a Hungarian gipsy.— adj. [Hung. Cigany , Gipsy; cf. It. Zingano , Zingaro , Ger. Zigeuner .] U to Undersky fāte, fär; mē, hėr; mīne; mōte; mūte; mōōn; th en. IMG:c389_Chambers_1908_U.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail_unscaled:Chambers_1908_U.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail_unscaled the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel in our alphabet—evolving amongst the Greeks as V , with the value of u . From V, the lapidary and capital form, the uncial and cursive forms U and u were developed, gradually V becoming appropriated as the symbol for the consonant, and the medial form u as the symbol for the vowel.