"bonze" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɒnz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bonze.wav Forms: bonzes [plural]
Etymology: From French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), from Middle Chinese 凡 (bɨɐm, “ordinary”) + 僧 (səŋ, “Buddhist monk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bonze}} French bonze, {{der|en|pt|bonzo}} Portuguese bonzo, {{der|en|ja|凡僧|tr=bonzō}} Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{af|ltc|凡|僧|gloss1=ordinary|gloss2=Buddhist monk|nocat=1}} 凡 (bɨɐm, “ordinary”) + 僧 (səŋ, “Buddhist monk”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bonze (plural bonzes)
  1. A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Monasticism Synonyms: bonzee, bonzo Related terms: bhikku, bhikkhu, bikkhu, bhikshu, bhikkhuni, bhikshuni Translations (Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia): 和尚 (héshàng) (Chinese Mandarin), (sēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 僧人 (sēngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), bonze [masculine] (Dutch), bonze (Finnish), bonze [masculine] (French), Bonze [masculine] (German), bonc (Hungarian), bonzo [masculine] (Italian), monaco buddista [masculine] (Italian), 坊主 (bōzu) (alt: ぼうず) (Japanese), 和尚 (oshō) (alt: おしょう) (Japanese), 僧侶 (sōryo) (alt: そうりょ) (Japanese), 凡僧 (bonzō) (alt: ぼんぞう) (Japanese), 승려 (seungnyeo) (alt: 僧侶) (Korean), (jung) (Korean), 범승 (beomseung) (alt: 梵僧) (Korean), bonzo [masculine] (Portuguese), bonz [masculine] (Romanian), бо́нза (bónza) [masculine] (Russian), bonzo (Spanish), nhà sư (Vietnamese)

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Alternative forms

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