Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

munk

/mˈʌŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: munk
IPA: /mˈʌŋk/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of monk.

Obsolete

name

Etymology

* As a German (Münk), Scandinavian/North Germanic (mainly Danish), and Dutch surname, all from the noun Mönch (“monk”). Compare Munck. * Also as a German surname, short form of the medieval name Dominicus. See Dominick. * Also as a German surname, from the place Münk in Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. The placename is attested as early as 1583 (Middle High German Monnike) and itself could be related to the word for monk. * As an English surname, variant of Monk. * As a Jewish surname, from M(o)unka, the Czech pet form of Solomon.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Monnike

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

munks (plural)

Phrases

Haim-Munk syndrome

Rhymes With

drunk punk trunk junk monk sunk funk chunk dunk bunk shrunk hunk

Questions

How do you pronounce munk?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈʌŋk/.
What does munk mean?: Alternative form of monk.
Where does munk come from?: It is traced to German.

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