itself from kurm 'trunk (of the body), torso' (> Romanian dial. curm 'short rope', curmei 'vine shoot') |- | grunz || lump, clod || Russu (Alb.) || variants (s)grunț, Aromanian grundã (plural grundz) 'lump', grundzã 'bran'; from Albanian krunde 'coarse bran; sawdust' (var. grundë), derivative of kruaj 'to scratch' |- | gudura || to fawn, cajole || Russu || from Albanian gudulis 'to tickle; pleasure'; unrelated to Romanian gâdila 'to tickle' (see above). |- | iazmă (Banat) || ugly and evil apparition, ghost || Hasdeu || western aiazmă, eastern agheazmă; from Greek agíasma (αγίασμα) 'holy water; sacred spring'. |- | întrema || to recover after illness or fatigue || Russu || variants întrăma, (Moldavia, Bucovina) întrarma, back-formation from destrăma 'unweave, unravel, break up'. |- | leagăn || cradle, swing || Russu || variants leangăn, leagănă; Istro-Romanian leagăr; back-formation of legăna "to rock, swing" (cf. Aromanian leagãnu "to swing", Megleno-Romanian legăn), from Byzantine Greek liknon "cradle"; likewise Albanian lëkund "to swing" |- | mal || lakeside shore, riverbank; coast || Sala, Hasdeu, Russu (Alb.), Vraciu || from Albanian mal "mountain" |- | maldac, măldac || a small load (of wood, hay, etc.) || Hasdeu || from Greek mandákis|- | mazăre || pea (Pisum sativum) || Hasdeu, Russu (Alb.), Vraciu, Olteanu || Aromanian madzãre; also Romanian măzăriche 'vetch', Aromanian mãdziriclje; from Albanian modhull(ë) 'yellow vetchling', diminutive of modhë 'rye-grass, brome' |- | mânz || foal, colt || Russu (Alb.) || Aromanian mãndzu, Megleno-Romanian mǫndz; from Old Albanian manz (modern Tosk mëz, Gheg mâz). Also mânzat 'steer', from OAlb. *manzat (mod. Tosk mëzat, Gheg mâzat 'yearling calf; bullock'). |- | măgură || hill, knoll || Sala, Russu (Alb.) || dialectal Romanian măgulă, Aromanian mãgulã; from Albanian magulë, a metathesis of gamulë; likewise Serbo-Croatian gòmila ~ mògila 'heap'. |- | mire || bridegroom || Hasdeu, Russu, Vraciu || from Albanian mirë 'good'; replaced Old Romanian măritu (still used in Muntenia). |- | moș || old man || Russu (Alb.) || back-formed from moașă 'midwife' (cf. Aromanian moashe, Megleno-Romanian moașă 'old woman'), from Albanian moshë 'age', moshëm 'old, aged'; replaced Old Romanian auș (still in Oltenia), from Latin avus. |- | mozoc || large shepherd dog || Hasdeu || variant mosoc|- | mugure || bud || Russu (Alb.) || from Albanian mugull "bud, sprout" |- |Mureș|Mureș river |Paliga |Ancient Maris, from IE *māro, *māno 'wet' and related to Romanian a mura 'to pickle' |- |