woon-gyee

English

Alternative forms

• wun-gyi

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ဝန်ကြီး (wankri:).

Noun

woon-gyee (plural woon-gyees)

1. (historical) A Burmese great minister, a member of the high council of state or cabinet.

Related terms

• woon-douk

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “woon-gyee”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].