tânji

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tânji

/tɨnˈʒi/

Rhymes with -i

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тѫжити (tǫžiti), from тѫга (tǫga, “sadness, melancholy”), from Proto-Slavic *tǫga.

Not related to tânjală.

verb a tânji 4th conjugation · tânjește · tânjit · a tânji · tânjind

catenative, intransitive to yearn, long
Similar: jindui, râvni
archaic, intransitive to sorrow
archaic, intransitive to languish (be sickly)
archaic, figuratively, intransitive, of plants to wilt
Similar: se ofili, se veșteji
archaic, figuratively, intransitive to stagnate
intransitive, obsolete to complain
Similar: se plânge

In English

covet to long for inordinately or unlawfully
yearn 1. intransitive: to have a strong desire for something or to do something

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@misc{ta_nji_2026,
  title = {tânji},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/t%C3%A2nji},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}