cioban

== Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چوبان (çoban), from Persian چوبان (čubân). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃoˈban/ === Noun === cioban m (plural ciobani, feminine equivalent ciobancă or ciobăneasă or ciobăniță) shepherd Synonyms: (in Moldova) dohotar; oier m; păcurar m; păstor m ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “cioban”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026