Monk

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Etymology

Old English munuc < Latin monachus < Ancient Greek μοναχός (monachos), “‘single, solitary’”) < μόνος (monos), “‘alone’”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mʌŋk/, SAMPA: /mVNk/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋk

Noun

Singular Monk

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1. A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
2. (slang) A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
3. (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
4. (slang) A judge.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:recluse

Related terms

• monastery
• monastic

Translations

male member of monastic order

Arabic: راهب ar(ar) (raahib) m. Armenian: վանական (vanakan) Burmese: please add this translation if you can Catalan: monjo m. Chinese: Mandarin: 和尚 cmn(cmn) (héshàng), 僧侶 cmn(cmn) (sēnglǚ), 僧 cmn(cmn) (sēng), 修士 cmn(cmn) (xiūshì) Croatian: redovnik hr(hr) m. Czech: mnich cs(cs) m. Danish: munk da(da) Dutch: monnik nl(nl) Esperanto: monaĥo eo(eo) Estonian: munk et(et) Finnish: munkki fi(fi) French: moine fr(fr) German: Mönch de(de) m. Greek: μοναχός el(el) (monachós) m., καλόγερος el(el) (kalógeros) m. Hungarian: szerzetes hu(hu), barát hu(hu) Ido: monako Italian: monaco it(it) m., frate it(it) m. Japanese: 僧侶 ja(ja) (そうりょ, sōryo), 坊さん ja(ja) (ぼうさん, bōsan), 修道士 ja(ja) (しゅうどうし, shūdōshi), 僧 ja(ja) (そう, sō)

Khmer: please add this translation if you can Korean: please add this translation if you can Latin: monachus la(la) m. Mongolian: please add this translation if you can Norwegian: munk no(no) m. Polish: mnich m., mniszka f., zakonnik m., siostra zakonna f. Portuguese: monge pt(pt) m. Romanian: călugăr ro(ro) m. Russian: монах ru(ru) (monáx) m. Scottish Gaelic: manach gd(gd) m. Serbian: monah sr(sr) m., redovnik sr(sr) m. Slovak: mních m., rehoľník m. Slovene: menih sl(sl) m. Spanish: monje es(es) m. Swedish: munk sv(sv) c. Thai: please add this translation if you can Tibetan: please add this translation if you can Turkish: rahip tr(tr) Ukrainian: монах uk(uk) (monáx) m. Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can West Frisian: muonts

slang: loner — see loner

slang: man living without sexual relationships

Italian: celibe it(it) m.

Slovak: mních m.

slang: judge — see judge

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Indonesian: biarawan Persian: راهب (raheb) Serbian: kaluđer m., duhovnik m.

See also

abbey abbot brother cloister convent

friar hermit nun priest sister

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