monjo

Catalan

Alternative forms

monge (Valencian)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan monjo~monje, from Vulgar Latin *monicum, alteration of Late Latin monachus, borrowing of Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɲ.ʒo/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɲ.ʒu/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɲ.d͡ʒo/

Noun

monjo m (plural monjos)

monk
(architecture) newel, king post
(architecture) mullion
Synonyms: mainell, trencallums

References

“monjo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

“monjo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“monjo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
“monjo” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Japanese

Romanization

monjo

Rōmaji transcription of もんじょ

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