和尚

Etymology
“Senior monk who holds the precepts-granting ceremony; preceptor” > “high priest; head monk” > “Buddhist monks in general”. First attested in the 3rd–4th centuries CE, as.

Borrowed from uvajjhāa, uajjhāa, ujjhāa, ojjhāa, ojhāa, ujjhā, ujjha (“teacher; religious teacher”), all ultimately derived from. The use of or  to render Prakrit jjhāa  was probably influenced by:
 * 1) The weakening of the nasal –ŋ coda in the ancient northwestern dialect of Middle Chinese, and
 * 2) The use of  in transcription, with 尚 taken to mean “noble; virtuous; to revere” (idem).

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Alternative theories, such as those put forth by Tang Dynasty monks and, hypothesise that this was borrowed from Khotanese or language of the Shule Kingdom, but these appear less likely.

Noun

 * 1)  preceptor; high priest; head monk
 * 2)  any Buddhist monk
 * 3)  knee

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Descendants
Others:

Noun

 * 1)  Buddhist priest
 * 2) a Buddhist priest who is the head of a temple or in a higher rank.
 * 3) title and style for high ranked Buddhist priests.
 * 4) a Buddhist priest master who gives instructions to other priests.

Noun

 * 1)  preceptor; high priest

Noun

 * 1)  preceptor; high priest