"bomoh" meaning in English

See bomoh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bomohs [plural]
Etymology: From Malay bomoh. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|bomoh}} Malay bomoh Head templates: {{en-noun}} bomoh (plural bomohs)
  1. A Malay shaman or witch doctor.
    Sense id: en-bomoh-en-noun-WXaH-B76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 267:",
          "text": "“She got one Chinese bomoh giving her black magic.”",
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