бонза

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō) or 坊主 (bōzu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbonzə]

Noun

бо́нза • (bónza) m anim (genitive бо́нзы, nominative plural бо́нзы, genitive plural бонз)

  1. (religion) bonze (a Buddhist priest in Japan or other Asian countries)
  2. (figuratively) a haughty high-ranking official; a self-important or pompous person; a bigwig

Declension

Declension of бо́нза (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative бо́нза
bónza 		бо́нзы
bónzy
genitive бо́нзы
bónzy 		бо́нз
bónz
dative бо́нзе
bónze 		бо́нзам
bónzam
accusative бо́нзу
bónzu 		бо́нз
bónz
instrumental бо́нзой, бо́нзою
bónzoj, bónzoju 		бо́нзами
bónzami
prepositional бо́нзе
bónze 		бо́нзах
bónzax
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