doină

Moldavian

noun
Definitions
  • A class of Romanian folk songs, often melancholic and expressing sorrow, pain, longing, wistfulness or other such strong emotions

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian daljina.

Origin

Serbo-Croatian

daljina

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