phongyi
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editFrom Burmese ဘုန်းကြီး (bhun:kri:).
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editphongyi (plural phongyis or phongyi)
- 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.