English
Etymology
Proprietary name, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French oui (“yes”) + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German ja (“yes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiːdʒə/, /ˈwiːdʒi/
Noun
Ouija (countable and uncountable, plural Ouijas)
- (countable) A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to "communicate" with spirits.
- (uncountable) The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits.
Synonyms
Translations
a board with letters of the alphabet and "yes" and "no"
- Arabic: وْيْجَا (wyjā)
- Basque: ouija
- Catalan: ouija
- Danish: ouija, ouija-bræt, ånden i glasset
- Dutch: ouijabord
- Esperanto: literumita tabulo
- Estonian: ouija laud, ouija tahvel
- Finnish: ouija, Ouija-lauta
- French: Ouija (fr)
- German: Ouija, Hexenbrett, Alphabettafel, Seelenschreiber
- Greek: πίνακας Ouija (pínakas Ouija), πίνακας πνευμάτων (pínakas pnevmáton)
- Icelandic: andaglas n
- Italian: ouija, tavola ouija
- (deprecated template usage)
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- Japanese: ウィジャボード (uija-bōdo)
- Latvian: vīdža
- Lithuanian: vidža lentelė
- Maltese: ouija board
- Polish: ouija
- Portuguese: ouija (pt), tabuleiro ouija
- Romanian: ouija
- Russian: уиджа f (uidža)
- Spanish: güija (es), ouija (es)
- Swedish: ouija-bräda, anden i glaset
- Thai: ผีถ้วยแก้ว (pǐi-tûai-gɛ̂ɛo)
- Turkish: ouija
- Welsh: bwrdd ouija m
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