"monkish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Etymology tree English monk Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English monkish From monk + -ish. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|monk|-ish|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English monk Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English monkish [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-iskaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-isk", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-isċ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ish", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "monkish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="monkish"> From monk + -ish. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} monkish
  1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism. Translations (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism): mönchisch (German), καλογερίστικος (kalogerístikos) (Greek), monacale (Italian), fratesco [masculine] (Italian), mniszy (Polish), mnisi (Polish), frailesco (Spanish), frailuno (Spanish), monacal (Spanish), monástico (Spanish), monjil (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-monkish-en-adj-y8XGIKsA Categories (other): Monasticism Disambiguation of Monasticism: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism': 96 4
  2. Tending to self-denial; ascetic. Translations (tending to self-denial; ascetic): mönchisch (German), καλογερίστικος (kalogerístikos) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-monkish-en-adj-bCztWwk8 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of 'tending to self-denial; ascetic': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: monkishly, monkishness, unmonkish
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