mărăsin

See also: marasin

Romanian

Alternative forms

mărăsân
meresân

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin mala signa (“bad sign”) (however with an irregular phonetic evolution; compare semn); alternatively from male sanum (“unhealthy, in poor health”).

Noun

mărăsin n

(regional, Transylvania) a bad sign; ill omen

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