bonze

== English == === Etymology === From French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), from Middle Chinese 凡 (bjom, “ordinary”) +‎ 僧 (song, “Buddhist monk”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɒnz/ === Noun === bonze (plural bonzes) A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia. ==== Alternative forms ==== bonzee, bonzo ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== bhikku, bhikkhu, bikkhu, bhikshu bhikkhuni, bhikshuni === Anagrams === benzo, benzo- == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔn.zə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbon.ze] === Noun === bonze m (plural bonzes, feminine bonzessa, feminine plural bonzesses) bonze (Buddhist monk) === Further reading === “bonze”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔn.zə/ Hyphenation: bon‧ze === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Japanese 凡僧. The sense “bigwig” derives from German Bonze. ==== Noun ==== bonze m (plural bonzen, diminutive bonzetje n) bonze (Buddhist priest) [from 17th c.] boss, bigwig ===== Alternative forms ===== bons (bigwig) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bonze (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bonzen === Anagrams === bezon == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔ̃z/ === Noun === bonze m (plural bonzes) bonze, Buddhist priest (derogatory) leader, bigwig ==== Derived terms ==== bonzerie ==== Descendants ==== → English: bonze → German: Bonze === Further reading === “bonze”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012