bonze

A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɒnz/
Etymology

From French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), from Middle Chinese 凡 (bjom, “ordinary”) + 僧 (song, “Buddhist monk”).

Buddhist priest

uddhist priest

buddhistischer Priester

ιερέας

παπάς

buddhistischer Mönch

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