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

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “monja”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “monja”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “monxa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “monxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “monxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN