monk
/mʌŋk/noun
उच्चारण मंक
भिक्षु, संन्यासी, साधु (मठ में रहने वाला)
Basic wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a member of a religious group of men who live apart from other people in a monastery and do not marry
भिक्षु, संन्यासी, साधु (मठ में रहने वाला)
- Buddhist monks in orange robes walked through the market.
- He left home at twenty to become a monk.
- The monk spent his mornings meditating in the garden.
+ 3 more examples
- Young monks study scriptures at the monastery in Ladakh.
- Monks rise before dawn to begin their prayers.
- A wandering monk blessed the villagers as he passed.
Synonyms friar ascetic brother mendicant
Opposite layman
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a monk (countable noun)
A monk is a man who lives a religious life, usually in a monastery; the plural is monks.
'Monk' वह पुरुष है जो प्रायः मठ में धार्मिक जीवन बिताता है; plural 'monks' है।
- A monk in saffron robes opened the gate.
- The monks wake before sunrise.
monk + of / in a religious order
Use of or in with the order or the monastery.
संप्रदाय या मठ के लिए 'of' या 'in' आता है।
- He became a monk of the Ramakrishna Order.
- She met a Buddhist monk in Tawang.
become / turn / live like a monk
Live like a monk means to live a very simple, disciplined life without pleasures.
'Live like a monk' का अर्थ बहुत सादा, अनुशासित और भोग-रहित जीवन जीना है।
- Before the exam, Radhika lived like a monk.
- Monks traditionally live a simple life with few possessions.
monk vs nun vs hermit
A nun is a woman in a religious order; a hermit lives alone away from society.
'Nun' धार्मिक संप्रदाय की महिला है; 'hermit' समाज से दूर अकेले रहने वाला व्यक्ति है।
- The nun taught at the convent school.
+Collocations 4
adjective + monk
BuddhistTibetanwanderingelderlyyoung
- A young Tibetan monk guided us through the monastery.
monk + noun
robevowcelllifeorder
- He took a monk's vow of silence for a year.
verb + monk
becometrain asmeetordainjoin as
- He left his job to become a monk.
monk + place
in a monasteryat Sarnathin the hillsin a cave
- The monks in the monastery grow their own vegetables.
“More examples 6
- Buddhist monks chanted prayers at the monastery in Ladakh.
लद्दाख के मठ में बौद्ध भिक्षुओं ने प्रार्थनाएँ गाईं।
- Radhika's uncle left his business and became a monk.
राधिका के चाचा ने अपना व्यवसाय छोड़ दिया और संन्यासी बन गए।
- The monk walked barefoot to collect alms.
भिक्षु भिक्षा माँगने के लिए नंगे पैर चला।
- Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese monk who visited India.
ह्वेन त्सांग एक चीनी भिक्षु थे जो भारत आए थे।
- Swami Vivekananda spoke as a wandering monk at Chicago.
स्वामी विवेकानंद ने शिकागो में एक परिव्राजक संन्यासी के रूप में भाषण दिया।
- The young monk swept the courtyard before the morning prayer.
युवा भिक्षु ने सुबह की प्रार्थना से पहले आँगन में झाड़ू लगाई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She is a monk in the convent school.
✓ She is a nun in the convent school.
A woman in a religious order is a nun; monk is male.
धार्मिक संप्रदाय की महिला 'nun' कहलाती है; 'monk' पुरुष के लिए है।
✗ The monks of the Tawang monastry sang.
✓ The monks of the Tawang monastery sang.
The spelling is monastery, with 'er' before the y.
सही वर्तनी 'monastery' है, जिसमें y से पहले 'er' आता है।
✗ The monk, who was seventy, were meditating.
✓ The monk, who was seventy, was meditating.
The subject is monk (singular), so the verb is was.
Subject 'monk' singular है, इसलिए verb 'was' होगी।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'The cowl does not make the monk.'
कहावत 'The cowl does not make the monk' है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a monk lives in a monastery; a nun lives in a convent; a hermit lives alone in a hermitage; a friar belongs to a travelling religious order; a mendicant lives by begging.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: monk मठ (monastery) में रहता है; nun convent में; hermit अकेले hermitage में; friar घुमंतू धार्मिक संघ का सदस्य है; mendicant भिक्षा पर जीता है।