witch doctor in Malay
bomoh
UK/ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɒktə/US/ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɑktɚ/
witch doctor in Malay: bomoh, dukun, pawang. In English, witch doctor means a person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.
Malay words for witch doctor
- person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic
- bomoh, dukun, pawang
English meaning of witch doctor
- noun A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.
- noun A dragonfly.
Synonyms of witch doctor
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Questions about witch doctor in Malay
- What is the meaning of witch doctor in Malay?
- Witch doctor in Malay is bomoh, dukun, pawang.
- Apakah maksud witch doctor dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Witch doctor: bomoh, dukun, pawang.
- What does witch doctor mean in English?
- Witch doctor means a person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: witch doctor (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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