"monja" meaning in Portuguese

See monja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmõ.ʒɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈmõ.ʒɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: monjas [plural], monge [masculine], monges [masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -õʒɐ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese monja, from monge + -a. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese monga. Etymology templates: {{der|pt|roa-opt|monja}} Old Galician-Portuguese monja, {{cog|roa-opt|monga}} Old Galician-Portuguese monga Head templates: {{pt-noun|f|m=monge}} monja f (plural monjas, masculine monge, masculine plural monges)
  1. nun, monkess (female monastics) Wikipedia link: pt: Tags: feminine Derived forms: monja-velha Related terms: monastério, monge

Inflected forms

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    ],
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    ],
    [
      "-a",
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    ],
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    ]
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
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  ],
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      ]
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        },
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        ]
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
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    }
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    ],
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    ]
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    },
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  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monge",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese nouns",
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        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmõ.ʒɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-õʒɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "monja"
}

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