fund
/fund/
The Romanian word for bum is fund.
fund is used to refer to the buttocks or bottom.
Meaning: informal: butt(ocks) specifically (noun)
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
fund is the standard informal way to refer to the buttocks in Romanian.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'the butt', you add the definite article suffix '-ul' to the word to form fundul.
How do you pronounce it?
/fund/
Did you know?
- The Latin root 'fundus' gave Romanian the word for 'bottom', but it also gave English words like 'foundation' and 'fundamental'.
- In Romanian, you can describe something as being la fundul prăpădiei, which literally means 'at the bottom of the abyss' to describe a state of total ruin.
- While English uses different words for a 'financial fund' and a 'buttocks', Romanian uses the exact same word fund for both concepts.
Examples in context
- Nu mai sta să fii un prostănac şi apucă-te de muncă!Stop being a bum and get to work!
Example conversation
Andreea and Stefan are playing a board game on the floor.
- AndreeaStefan, nu te mai sprijini pe fund!Stefan, stop leaning on your bum!
- StefanE mai comod așa pentru mine.It's more comfortable for me this way.
- AndreeaVezi că îți vei murdări pantalonii.Watch out or you'll get your pants dirty.
- StefanNu contează, sunt pantalonii de casă.It doesn't matter, they are house pants.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry fund, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fund, CC BY-SA 4.0.
