Monk
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English
Etymology
From Latin monachus, from Greek monachos, monk or single person (not married)
Noun
monk (monks)
- Person who is single; that is, not married (cf. Greek monos, one)
- Person who lives alone; hermit
- Person who lives in a religious community and usually under certain vows such as poverty, chastity, obedience, and stability
Related terms
Translations
- Catalan: monjo m
- Esperanto: monaĥo m
- Finnish: munkki (3)
- German: Mönch m
- Hungarian: szerzetes
- Indonesian: biarawan
- Italian: monaco m
- Latin: monachus m
- Persian: راهب (raheb)
- Polish: mnich m, mniszka f; zakonnik m, siostra zakonna f
- Slovak: mních m (1, 2, 3), rehoľník m (3)
- Slovene: menih m (3)
- Spanish: monje m
- Swedish: munk (3) c
