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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), from Middle Chinese 凡 (bɨɐm, “ordinary”) + 僧 (səŋ, “Buddhist monk”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbɒnz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun[edit]
bonze (plural bonzes)
Alternative forms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia
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See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bonze m (plural bonzes, feminine bonzessa)
- bonze (Buddhist monk)
Further reading[edit]
- “bonze” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Japanese 凡僧. The sense “bigwig” derives from German Bonze.
Noun[edit]
bonze m (plural bonzen, diminutive bonzetje n)
Alternative forms[edit]
- (bigwig): bons
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
bonze
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bonze m (plural bonzes)
- bonze, Buddhist priest
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bonze”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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