bomoh

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noun

A Malay shaman or witch doctor.

OriginMalay bomoh →
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Meanings

nounbomoh (plural bomohs)

plural bomohs

  1. A Malay shaman or witch doctor.

    “She got one Chinese bomoh giving her black magic.”

    2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 267

Origin

  1. Malaybomoh
  2. Englishbomoh

From Malay bomoh.

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Cite this entry
APA

bomoh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bomoh

MLA

“bomoh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bomoh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bomoh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bomoh.

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