doină.
a class of Romanian folk songs, often melancholic and expressing sorrow, pain, longing, wistfulness or other such strong emotions
Meaning & usage
a class of Romanian folk songs, often melancholic and expressing sorrow, pain, longing, wistfulness or other such strong emotions
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Possibly of Slavic origin, such as Serbo-Croatian daljina ("distance; removing, furthering, distancing"); compare the phonetic transition from Serbo-Croatian haljina to haină, and see also the semantic development of Portuguese saudade. Less likely etymologies proposed include Middle High German don, ton, from Latin tonus, or a link to Latin dolere, as moină from mollis. Alternatively, possibly from a Dacian *daina or of ancient Indo-European origin. Compare Lithuanian daina (“folk song”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.