minchen

English

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A nun.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English minchen inherited from Old English myneċen (nun, a female monk) inherited from Proto-Germanic *munikinnō (female monk) derived from Latin monachus (monk) derived from Ancient Greek μοναχός (solitary, single, monk, hermit, isolated, originally solitary, i, lonely) derived from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*men-

Gloss

think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
💭 🤔

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