monja

See also: mönjä

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɲ.ʒə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɲ.d͡ʒa/

Noun

monja f (plural monges)

nun

Related terms

monjo

Portuguese

monja

Etymology

From Old Portuguese monja, from monge + -a. Displaced Old Portuguese monga.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmõ.ʒɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmõ.ʒa/, /ˈmõ.ʒɐ/
Hyphenation: mon‧ja

Noun

monja f (plural monjas)

nun (female monastics)

Related terms

freira
monge

Spanish

monja

Etymology

From monje +‎ -a

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmonxa/, [ˈmõŋxa]
Rhymes: -oŋxa

Noun

monja f (plural monjas)

nun

Related terms

monje

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