monja

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See also: mönjä and Monja

Catalan

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Pronunciation

Noun

monja f (plural monges)

  1. nun

Portuguese

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monja

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese monja, from monge + -a. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese monga.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mon‧ja

Noun

monja f (plural monjas, masculine monge, masculine plural monges)

  1. nun, monkess (female monastics)

Spanish

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monja

Etymology

From monje +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmonxa/
  • Rhymes: -onxa
  • Syllabification: mon‧ja

Noun

monja f (plural monjas, masculine monje, masculine plural monjes)

  1. nun, monkess

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Zacatepec Chatino: mòjā

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