Ouija

English

Etymology

Proprietary name, from French oui (“yes”) + German ja (“yes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwiːdʒə/

Noun

Wikipedia Ouija (plural Ouijas)

1. A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to "communicate" with spirits.

Synonyms

• (a board): Ouija board, spirit board, talking board

See also

• ideomotor effect

Translations

a board with letters of the alphabet and "yes" and "no"

• Arabic: ويجا
• Esperanto: literumita tabulo (eo)
• Icelandic: andaglas (is) n
• Japanese: ウィジャボード
• Latvian: vīdža

• Lithuanian: vidža lentelė
• Russian: уиджа (ru) (ouidja)
• Spanish: güija (es), ouija (es)
• Thai: ผีถ้วยแก้ว