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monk [RY]

beer-jug, pitcher, monk, Buddhist, - monk, [Syn btsun pa, grva pa [RY]

1) beer-jug, pitcher; 2) monk, buddhist [IW]

1) Buddhist monastic; 2) monk (male). From Sanskrit and Pali bhante, a respectful form of address for monks still used in Theravada Buddhism, functionally equivalent to the English term "venerable". See the longer form, ban de. 3) jug, pitcher (for beer or other drinks). See the longer form, ban de. Erick Tsiknopoulos