nun

(Îngilîzî)

Berevajî
brother, friar, monk, frater
Pircarînî

C1
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/nʌn/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle English nonne, nunne, from Old English nunne (“nun”), from Late Latin nonna (“nun, tutor”), originally (along with masculine form nonnus (“man”)) a term of address for elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana, like papa etc. Doublet of nonna.

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