monge

Concepts

monk

friar

monastic

mullion

nun

Monk

Thelonious Monk

brother

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Thelonious Sphere Monk

Synonyms

frei

frade

Monges

Translations

moine

monje

Mönch

monaco

monachus

monnik

monjo

keşiş

frate

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kloosterbroeder

μοναχός

καλόγερος

monge

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmõ.ʒi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Provençal: monge

Cognate with Galician: monxe

Cognate with Spanish: monje

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese monge~monje, borrowed from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, alteration of monachus. Compare Galician monxe, Spanish monje.