monxa

Asturian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmonʃa/, [ˈmõɲ.ɕa]
  • Rhymes: -onʃa
  • Hyphenation: mon‧xa

Noun

monxa f (plural monxes)

  1. nun (member of a Christian religious community of women)
    Coordinate term: monxu

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese monja (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from monge + -a. Compare Portuguese monja and Asturian monxa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmonʃa/ [ˈmõnʲ.ʃɐ]
  • Rhymes: -onʃa
  • Hyphenation: mon‧xa

Noun

monxa f (plural monxas)

  1. nun
    Synonym: freira

References
  • “monja” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “monja” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “monxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “monxa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “monxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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