phongyi

P3H4O1N1G2Y4I1

noun

A Buddhist monk.

OriginBurmese ဘုန်းကြီး →
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Meanings

nounphongyi (plural phongyis or phongyi)

plural phongyis · alternative phongee · alternative phonghee · alternative phongyee · alternative phonghi · alternative phongi · alternative phoongy · alternative ponghee · alternative poongee

  1. A Buddhist monk.

    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 […]

Origin

  1. Burmeseဘုန်းကြီး
  2. Englishphongyi

From Burmese ဘုန်းကြီး (bhun:kri:).

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APA

phongyi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phongyi

MLA

“phongyi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phongyi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phongyi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phongyi.

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