dukun
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Malay dukun. Doublet of lokun.
Noun
editdukun (plural dukuns)
- A Malay shaman or witch doctor.
Indonesian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editdukun (first-person possessive dukunku, second-person possessive dukunmu, third-person possessive dukunnya)
- shaman (traditional healer)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “dukun” 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
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /dukon/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /dukʊn/
- Rhymes: -ukon, -kon, -on
Noun
editdukun (Jawi spelling دوکون, plural dukun-dukun, informal 1st possessive dukunku, 2nd possessive dukunmu, 3rd possessive dukunnya)
- shaman (traditional healer)
Synonyms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “dukun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Nupe
editPronunciation
editNoun
editdùkùn (plural dùkùnzhì)
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Malay
- English terms derived from Malay
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian uncountable nouns
- Malay 2-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/ukon
- Rhymes:Malay/kon
- Rhymes:Malay/on
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- ms:Shamanism
- Nupe terms with IPA pronunciation
- Nupe lemmas
- Nupe nouns
- nup:Kitchenware