kyoung

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noun

A Buddhist monastery in Burma.

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Meanings

nounkyoung (plural kyoungs)

plural kyoungs · alternative kioum

  1. A Buddhist monastery in Burma.

    The death of a Ponghee or president of a kyoung is regarded as a great event, and the funeral is conducted with pomp and ceremony. The body, being emboweled, and its juices pressed out, is filled with honey.

    1839, Howard Malcom, Travels in South-Eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam and China […]
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“kyoung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyoung. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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