monjo

monjo

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan monjo~monje, from Late Latin monicus, alteration of monachus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈmɔɲ.ʒu]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈmɔɲ.ʒo]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈmɔɲ.d͡ʒo]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

monjo m (plural monjos)

  1. monk
  2. (architecture) newel, king post
  3. (architecture) mullion
    Synonyms: mainell, trencallums

Descendants

  • ? Aragonese: moncho

References

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

monjo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もんじょ

Old Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin monicus, alteration of monachus.

Noun

monjo m (plural monjos)

  1. monk

Descendants

References