"dukun" meaning in Malay

See dukun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdukun/ (note: Literary Standard), [ˈdu.kun] (note: Literary Standard), /ˈdukon/ (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard), [ˈdu.kon] (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) Forms: دوکون [Jawi], dukun-dukun [plural], dukun² [plural]
Rhymes: -ukon, -kon, -on Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=دوکون}} dukun (Jawi spelling دوکون, plural dukun-dukun or dukun²)
  1. shaman (traditional healer) Synonyms: bomoh, pawang
    Sense id: en-dukun-ms-noun-sXN5YBEG Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Shamanism
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "inherited"
      ],
      "word": "dukun"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Min Nan",
      "lang_code": "nan",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "lokun"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Min Nan",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "ló-kun",
      "word": "老君"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "doekoen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "dukun"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "دوکون",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dukun-dukun",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dukun²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "دوکون"
      },
      "expansion": "dukun (Jawi spelling دوکون, plural dukun-dukun or dukun²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "du",
        "kun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Shamanism",
          "orig": "ms:Shamanism",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shaman (traditional healer)"
      ],
      "id": "en-dukun-ms-noun-sXN5YBEG",
      "links": [
        [
          "shaman",
          "shaman"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bomoh"
        },
        {
          "word": "pawang"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdukun/",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdu.kun]",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdukon/",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdu.kon]",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ukon"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-kon"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dukun"
}
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    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "inherited"
      ],
      "word": "dukun"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Min Nan",
      "lang_code": "nan",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "lokun"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Min Nan",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "ló-kun",
      "word": "老君"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "doekoen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "dukun"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "دوکون",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dukun-dukun",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dukun²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "دوکون"
      },
      "expansion": "dukun (Jawi spelling دوکون, plural dukun-dukun or dukun²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "du",
        "kun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay 2-syllable words",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay nouns",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/kon",
        "Rhymes:Malay/on",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ukon",
        "ms:Shamanism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shaman (traditional healer)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shaman",
          "shaman"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bomoh"
        },
        {
          "word": "pawang"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdukun/",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdu.kun]",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdukon/",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdu.kon]",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ukon"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-kon"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dukun"
}

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