monk

(Inglese)

Noun

1. A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
2. In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
3. (slang) Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
4. (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
5. (slang) A judge.
6. (archaic) An inkblot.
7. A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
8. The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
9. The monkfish.
10. (historical) A fuse for firing mines.

Verb

1. To be a monk.
2. To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.
3. To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.
4. To be intoxicated or confused.
5. (transitive) To attach so that it sticks out.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/mʌŋk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: monk

Ereditato da inglese antico: munuc

In summary

From Middle English monk, from Old English munuc, from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).

Concetti

monaco

frate

👨‍👦

religioso

celibe

eremita

mònaco

cocolla

sinonimi

priest

friar

Buddhist priest

brother

👨‍👦

monastic

hermit

Buddhist monk

nun

minister

ascetic

entering the priesthood

lay brother

luck

🍀

mullion

religious

sadhu

sage

saint

votary

wise man

holy man

reverend

Christian monk

home of a monk

cloisterer

religioner

angel fiddle fish

angel puffy fish

angel ray

angelshark

escat jueu

fiddle fish

angel

👼

raised doughnut

angelfish

angel shark

angler

anglerfish

boil

bonze

coenobite

conventual

donut

intellectual

Traduzioni

Mönch

moine

monje

monnik

monachus

zakonnik

monge

mnich

monjo

καλόγερος

μοναχός

keşiş

kloosterbroeder

fraile

religieux

Frasi

He took the fourth part and handed it to the monk .

Prese la quarta parte e la consegnò al monaco.

But he kept quiet , because he had heard what the alchemist said to the monk .

Ma rimase in silenzio, perché aveva sentito ciò che l'alchimista disse al monaco.