Miercurea Nirajului

Romanian

Etymology

From miercuri (“Wednesday”) + Niraj. Calque of Hungarian Nyárádszereda. The calque is based on a misunderstanding of the Hungarian name, based on szerda (“Wednesday”) rather than szereda (“middle”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Miercurea Nirajului f

1. A town in Mureș, Romania