bomoh

English

Etymology

From Malay bomoh.

Noun

bomoh (plural bomohs)

  1. 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)

  1. shaman (someone believed to heal through magic)
    Synonyms: belian, dukun, pawang, tabib

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • kebomohan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • perbomohan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
  • berbomoh [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • berbomoh-berbomoh [stative / habitual + reduplication] (beR- + redup)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bomoh

Further reading

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