woon-gyee
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Burmese ဝန်ကြီး (wankri:).
Noun[edit]
woon-gyee (plural woon-gyees)
- (historical) A Burmese great minister, a member of the high council of state or cabinet.
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References[edit]
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “woon-gyee”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].