monje

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus. Doublet of moogo, the inherited form.

Pronunciation

Noun

monje m (plural monjes)

  1. monk

Descendants

  • Galician: monxe
  • Portuguese: monge

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus.

Pronunciation

Noun

monje m (plural monjes)

  1. monk

Descendants

Sidamo

Moogo.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Kambaata moogu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːɡo/
  • Hyphenation: moo‧go

Noun

monje m (plural moogga f)

  1. grave

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “monje”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish monje, from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmonxe/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -onxe
  • Syllabification: mon‧je

Noun

monje m (plural monjes, feminine monja, feminine plural monjas)

  1. monk

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Descendants

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