Where does “woon-gyee” come from?

woon-gyee (English) comes from Burmese ဝန်ကြီး, from Burmese ကြီး — big; large; great (in magnitude); high (in degree).

woon-gyee (English): A Burmese great minister, a member of the high council of state or cabinet

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “woon-gyee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝန်ကြီးminister
2Burmeseကြီးbig; large; great (in magnitude); high (in degree)
Every word from Burmese ကြီး →Every word from Burmese ဝန်ကြီး →