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leyak

leyak noun: a Balinese witch or practitioner of black magic.

leyak: a Balinese witch or practitioner of black magic
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Noun

leyak (plural leyaks or leyak)

  1. A Balinese witch or practitioner of black magic.
    • Meanwhile the leyak has become invisible and the servant is very much relieved, but just then the patih sees it as it is disappearing behind a group of children, who squirm about uneasily.1941, Philip Hanson Hiss, Bali, page 45
    • A leyak can transform himself, or rather, his spirit, into another form – a monkey, a bird, a ghostly light, a body without a head – the variety is endless.1990, Fred B. Eiseman, Jr., Bali: Sekala and Niskala, Tuttle Publishing, page 128

Forms of leyak

pluralleyaks
pluralleyak

Origin of leyak

From Balinese leyak (“black magic; sorcerer”).

Questions about leyak

What does leyak mean?
Leyak means a Balinese witch or practitioner of black magic.
What part of speech is leyak?
Leyak is a noun.
What is the plural of leyak?
The plural of leyak is leyaks.

Words near leyak in the dictionary

  1. ley
  2. Ley Hill
  3. ley line
  4. ley lines
  5. Leya
  6. leyak
  7. leyaks
  8. Leyba
  9. Leybas
  10. Leybourne
  11. Leybournes

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