phongyi

English

Alternative forms

• phongee, phonghee, phonghi, phongi, phoongy, ponghee, poongee

Etymology

From Burmese ဘုန်းကြီး (bhun:kri:).

Noun

phongyi (plural phongyis or phongyi)

1. A Buddhist monk.
   • 1839, Howard Malcom, Travels in South-Eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam and China […] :

     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.

Anagrams

• hypoing