urny

Urny is a Polish noun that functions as the nominative plural of urna, meaning urns. In Polish usage, urny denote multiple containers designed to hold cremated remains or ashes and appear in contexts such as funeral services, cemeteries, and memorial settings. The term is part of a family of words related to containers used for ashes and is tied to the Latin root urna from which many languages derive the modern concept of an urn.

In other languages, and in English in particular, urny is not a standard lexical item. When encountered in English texts, it is typically a misspelling of urn or a proper name, and it does not have a defined meaning beyond this linguistic context. In some cases, it may appear as part of cross-linguistic references to Polish terminology or as a surname or place name, though such uses are uncommon and not widely documented in reference works.

Etymology and related terms: urny derives from urna, a Latin word for a container or jar. Related English terms include urn and cremation urn, which describe specific forms and uses of the container for ashes. For readers encountering the term, the intended sense usually becomes clear from the surrounding Polish-language context.