Swahili
mtaawa
um-ta-AH-wah
How to say it
Swahilimtaawaum-ta-AH-wahsoon
Englishmonk, nunsoon
Frenchmoine, religieusesoon
Meaning
a monk or nun; a person devoted to a religious, monastic life.
Good to know
Refers to someone devoted to a monastic religious life, as in Christian religious orders.
Examples
- Mtaawa yule anaishi katika nyumba ya watawa.That monk lives in a monastery.
- Je, ni ngumu kuwa mtaawa?Is it hard to become a monk?
- Hakuwa mtaawa tangu ujana wake.He was not a monk since his youth.
- Watawa watasali kanisani asubuhi.The monks/nuns will pray at the church in the morning.
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