ajun

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ajun

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Probably from Latin iēiūnium or iēiūnus through a Vulgar Latin root *iaiūnus > *aiūnus, from Proto-Italic *jagjūnos, itself from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, adjectival form of *Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- (“to sacrifice”). Compare Spanish ayuno, French jeun, jeûne, also Italian digiuno. The equivalent Aromanian word agiun also carries the sense of 'starving', 'hungry'.

noun ajunuri · ajun · ajunul · ajunurile

neuter fast, fasting (abstaining from or eating very little food)
Similar: post
neuter the day before a holiday when people fast, or in general the day before any event; eve

In English

eve day or night before
fasting act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food

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@misc{ajun_2026,
  title = {ajun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ajun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}