Monish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

warn strongly; put on guard

admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːnɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒnɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒnɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːnɪʃ/.

Examples

I warned him not to go too far
I warn you against false assumptions
She warned him to be quiet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

admonish discourage warn caution

Parts of Speech

verb	warn strongly; put on guard
verb	admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior “I warned him not to go too far”

Word Forms

caution	noun	a warning against certain acts
admonitory	adjective	serving to warn
admonition	noun	cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
admonisher	noun	someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
monition	noun	cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
warning	noun	cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

monarca

advertir fuertemente; poner en guardia

🇵🇹Portuguese

monástico

avisar fortemente; colocar em guarda

🇷🇺Russian

наказывать

настоятельно предупреждать; поставить на стражу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोनिश

दृढ़ता से चेतावनी दो; पहरा देना

🇧🇩Bengali

মনিশ

দৃঢ়ভাবে সতর্ক করা; পাহারায় রাখা

🇮🇳Tamil

மோனிஷ்

கடுமையாக எச்சரிக்கவும்; காவலுக்கு வைத்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

మోనిష్

గట్టిగా హెచ్చరించండి; కాపలా పెట్టాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

मोनीश

जोरदार चेतावणी द्या; पहारा ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોનિશ

સખત ચેતવણી આપો; સાવચેત રહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊನಿಶ್

ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಸು; ಕಾವಲು ಹಾಕಿದರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോനിഷ്

ശക്തമായി മുന്നറിയിപ്പ് നൽകുക; കാവൽ വെച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਨੀਸ਼

ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ; ਗਾਰਡ 'ਤੇ ਪਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مونیش

سختی سے خبردار کرنا؛ پہرہ دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

莫尼什

强烈警告；戒备

🇯🇵Japanese

モニッシュ

強く警告する。警備をする

🇰🇷Korean

몽니쉬하다

강력히 경고하다; 경계를 두다

🇹🇭Thai

โมนิช

ตักเตือนอย่างแรง; เฝ้าระวัง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.monish

حذر بشدة؛ وضع على أهبة الاستعداد

🇮🇷Persian

پول دادن

اخطار شدید؛ نگهبانی بگذار

🇹🇷Turkish

moniş

şiddetle uyarıyorum; nöbet tutmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוניש

להזהיר בתוקף; לשים על המשמר

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