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ajuna

/a.ʒuˈna/

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Where it comes from

From a Vulgar Latin root *aiūnāre, from adiūnāre, from Late Latin ieiūnāre, from Latin ieiūnus. Compare Aromanian agiun, agiunari, Spanish ayunar, French jeûner, also Italian digiunare. Cf. Albanian agjëroj, agjinoj.

Alternatively borrowed from Gheg-Albanian agjinoj, a dialectical formation based on e(n) privative + gjanë, literally “without food” (cf. esëll, egjëll).

verb a ajuna 1st conjugation · ajunează · ajunat · a ajuna · ajunând

to fast, abstain from food
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In English

fast to abstain from food

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@misc{ajuna_2026,
  title = {ajuna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ajuna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}