creier

Etymology
Probably from, through a root  (which would have initially yielded  in Romanian before undergoing further changes; the -eie- may be due to a chip between two -r-'s, or unetymological; cf. also ). Alternatively, possibly from the diminutive form, through a root (compare the rare and dated variant regional form  and Aromanian  (also found in Megleno-Romanian), variant of ).

Noun

 * 1) brain
 * 2) intelligence
 * 3) mind, spirit
 * 4)  a remote and difficult to reach location high in the center of a mountain chain