woon-gyee

noun

A Burmese great minister, a member of the high council of state or cabinet.

OriginBurmese ဝန်ကြီး →
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Meanings

nounwoon-gyee (plural woon-gyees)

plural woon-gyees · alternative wun-gyi

  1. historicalA Burmese great minister, a member of the high council of state or cabinet.

Origin

  1. Burmeseဝန်ကြီး
  2. Englishwoon-gyee

Borrowed from Burmese ဝန်ကြီး (wankri:).

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APA

woon-gyee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woon-gyee

MLA

“woon-gyee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woon-gyee. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woon-gyee,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woon-gyee.

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