dukun

Borrowed from Malay dukun. Doublet of lokun.

dukun (plural dukuns)

1. A Malay shaman or witch doctor.

Inherited from Malay دوکون (dukun), from Javanese ꦝꦸꦏꦸꦤ꧀ (dhukun), from Old Javanese ḍukun (“medicine-man, physician, healer”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.kun/, [ˈdu.kʊn]
• Hyphenation: du‧kun

dukun (plural dukun-dukun)

1. shaman (traditional healer)

   Synonym: tabib

• “dukun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈdukun/ [ˈdu.kun]
• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈdukon/ [ˈdu.kon]
• Rhymes: -ukon, -kon, -on
• Hyphenation: du‧kun

dukun (Jawi spelling دوکون, plural dukun-dukun)

1. shaman (traditional healer)

   Synonyms: bomoh, pawang

• > Indonesian: dukun (inherited)
• → Min Nan: 老君 (ló-kun)
  • → English: lokun
• → English: dukun

• “dukun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• IPA^(key): /dù.kũ̀/

dùkùn (plural dùkùnzhì)

1. pot