In this article we have shown the relationships between Romanian words baci, cioban, oier,
păcurar and păstor. They belong to pastoral domain and have different origins. Baci is
preserved from Thracian-Dacian substrate, cioban is a loan from an oriental language, păcurar
and păstor are inherited from Latin and oier is a Romanian derivative. These words have
certifications in old Romanian religious and secular texts. A comparison of these words
revealed their partial synonymy, and their semantic richness. Currently cioban and oier are
frequently used in literary language, while baci, păstor and păcurar are old and run only
regionally.
MIHAELA MARIN, Pǎstor şi sinonimele sale: baci, cioban, oier, pǎcurar (p. 185-191), Revista Studii şi cercetări lingvistice, 2 – LXII – 2011