Etymology
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Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिचार (abhicāra)
Pronunciation
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- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.bʱɪ.t͡ʃɑːɾ/, [ɐ.bʱɪ.t͡ʃäːɾ]
अभिचार • (abhicār) m
- exorcising, incantation, employment of spells for a malevolent purpose, witchcraft
- magic (one of the Upapātakas or minor crimes)