țărână

Romanian

Alternative forms

• țărînă (old orthography)

Etymology

From țară + -ână or Vulgar Latin terrīna, ultimately from terra (cf. the adjective terrēnus (“of the earth”); compare French terrine). Compare Ukrainian царина (caryna).

Noun

țărână f (plural țărâne)

1. tilled land, field under cultivation
2. the top layer of the Earth's crust
3. the remnants of a dead body in the ground, such as bones, dust, ashes, etc

See also

• pământ