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jampi

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay jampi, from Sanskrit जप (japa, muttering prayer). Equivalent to *japa +‎ -em-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒampi]
  • Hyphenation: jam‧pi

Noun

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jampi (plural jampi-jampi, first-person possessive jampiku, second-person possessive jampimu, third-person possessive jampinya)

  1. spell (a formula supposed to have magical powers)
    Synonym: mantra

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Javanese

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Romanization

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jampi

  1. Romanization of ꦗꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ

Malay

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit जप (japa, muttering prayer). Equivalent to *japa +‎ -em-.

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Noun

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jampi (Jawi spelling جمڤي, plural jampi-jampi, informal 1st possessive jampiku, 2nd possessive jampimu, 3rd possessive jampinya)

  1. spell (a formula supposed to have magical powers)
    Synonym: mantera

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: jampi

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Noun

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jampi

  1. medicine, cure, remedy
    Synonyms: jampi, jampyan, oṣadha, oṣadhi, tamba, tambā, uṣadha, uwat, waidya, wedya

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • "jampi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.