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pawang

pawang noun: a Malay shaman.

Noun

pawang (plural pawangs)

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

Forms of pawang

pluralpawangs

Origin of pawang

From Malay pawang.

Questions about pawang

What does pawang mean?
Pawang means a Malay shaman.
What part of speech is pawang?
Pawang is a noun.
What is the plural of pawang?
The plural of pawang is pawangs.

Words near pawang in the dictionary

  1. paw-paw
  2. paw-paws
  3. pawa
  4. Pawaka
  5. Pawala
  6. pawang
  7. pawangs
  8. Pawar
  9. Pawars
  10. pawas
  11. pawaw

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