monachus

Concepts

monk

brother

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friar

mullion

nun

religious

Synonyms

cenobita

nonnus

coenobita

Translations

moine

Mönch

monje

monaco

monge

monnik

frate

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μοναχός

keşiş

καλόγερος

monjo

monge

راهب

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɔ.na.kʰʊs]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).