pawang

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English

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Etymology

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From Malay pawang.

Noun

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pawang (plural pawangs)

  1. A Malay shaman.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 176:
      The "Pawang" also inflicts death from a distance, by burning the cordiform top of a newly opened bunch of bananas on the tree.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay pawang.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.waŋ/
  • Rhymes: -waŋ
  • Hyphenation: pa‧wang

Noun

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pawang (plural pawang-pawang, first-person possessive pawangku, second-person possessive pawangmu, third-person possessive pawangnya)

  1. diviner
  2. animal handler, animal tamer

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Further reading

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Malay

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pawang (Zimbabwean witch doctor)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pawang (Jawi spelling ڤاوڠ, plural pawang-pawang, informal 1st possessive pawangku, 2nd possessive pawangmu, 3rd possessive pawangnya)

  1. shaman (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • > Indonesian: pawang (inherited)
  • English: pawang

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