bonze (b nz)n. A Buddhist monk, especially of China, Japan, or nearby countries. [French, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese bons  : bon, ordinary (from Middle Chinese buan, fhan) + s, monk (from Middle Chinese s ng, from Sanskrit sa gha , collection, brotherhood of monks, from sahanti, sagha-, to put together : sam, together; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots + hanti, he strikes; see gwhen- in Indo-European roots).] |
bonze [bɒnz]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) a Chinese or Japanese Buddhist priest or monk
[from French, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese bonsō, from Sanskrit bon + sō priest or monk]
Translations
bonze
n → Bonze m
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