ɔbonsam

Akan

Noun

ɔbonsam

1. wizard, sorcerer
2. (Christianity) devil, Devil
3. (colloquial) devil (term of abuse)

Related terms

• bonsamdua (noun)

References

• Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) “o̠-bonsám”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎^[1], Basel, page 37