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Etymology
. Possibly of origin, such as  ("distance; removing, furthering, distancing"); compare the phonetic transition from Serbo-Croatian  to, and see also the semantic development of Portuguese. Less likely etymologies proposed include 🇨🇬,, from Latin , or a link to Latin , as from. Alternatively, possibly from a Dacian or of ancient Indo-European origin. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a class of Romanian folk songs, often melancholic and expressing sorrow, pain, longing, wistfulness or other such strong emotions