pawang
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
pawang (plural pawangs)
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pawang (plural pawang-pawang, first-person possessive pawangku, second-person possessive pawangmu, third-person possessive pawangnya)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pawang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pawang (Jawi spelling ڤاوڠ, plural pawang-pawang, informal 1st possessive pawangku, 2nd possessive pawangmu, 3rd possessive pawangnya)
- shaman (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds)
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pawang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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