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monk meaning in Marathi

साधू sādhū

/mʌŋk/

monk in Marathi: साधू (sādhū). In English, monk means a male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

Marathi words for monk

monk, ascetic, sadhu
साधू sādhū

English meaning of monk

  1. noun A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
  2. noun In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
  3. noun Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
  4. noun An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.

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Questions about monk in Marathi

What is the meaning of monk in Marathi?
Monk in Marathi is साधू (sādhū).
monk चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Monk: साधू (sādhū).
What does monk mean in English?
Monk means a male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

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Marathi words from Wiktionary's Marathi entries whose English meaning is “monk”: साधू. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: monk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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