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

• monja (reintegrationist)

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

Related terms

• monxe
• mosteiro

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.