"bonze" meaning in Dutch

See bonze in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔn.zə/ Audio: nl-bonze.ogg Forms: bonzen [plural], bonzetje [diminutive, neuter], bons [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 凡僧. The sense “bigwig” derives from German Bonze. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|ja|凡僧}} Japanese 凡僧, {{der|nl|de|Bonze}} German Bonze Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} bonze m (plural bonzen, diminutive bonzetje n)
  1. bonze (Buddhist priest) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bonze-nl-noun-CzlNS6FS
  2. boss, bigwig Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bonze-nl-noun-v5VkKh~U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Monasticism Disambiguation of Monasticism: 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɔn.zə/ Audio: nl-bonze.ogg
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} bonze
  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bonzen Tags: dated, form-of, formal, present, singular, subjunctive Form of: bonzen
    Sense id: en-bonze-nl-verb-xXOIC1Ge Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 4 85 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 92 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Monasticism Disambiguation of Monasticism: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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