bomoh
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English
Etymology
Noun
bomoh (plural bomohs)
- A Malay shaman or witch doctor.
- 2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 267:
- “She got one Chinese bomoh giving her black magic.”
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compare Thai หมอ (mɔ̌ɔ, “shaman, doctor”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /bomoh/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /bomʊh/
- Rhymes: -omoh, -moh, -oh
Noun
bomoh (Jawi spelling بوموه, plural bomoh-bomoh, informal 1st possessive bomohku, 2nd possessive bomohmu, 3rd possessive bomohnya)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- kebomohan (ke-an)
- perbomohan (peR- + -an)
- berbomoh (beR-)
- berbomoh-berbomoh (beR- + redup)
Descendants
- Indonesian: bomoh
Further reading
- “bomoh” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.