Panthay

noun

Pan·​thay

ˈpan(t)thā,

-nˌthā

plural Panthay or Panthays

1

: a Muslim people of Chinese and Turkic origin inhabiting the Burma-Chinese frontier region

2

: a member of the Panthay people

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