pawang

P3A1W4A1N1G2

noun

A Malay shaman.

OriginMalay pawang →
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Meanings

nounpawang (plural pawangs)

plural pawangs

  1. A Malay shaman.

    The "Pawang" also inflicts death from a distance, by burning the cordiform top of a newly opened bunch of bananas on the tree.

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 176

Origin

  1. Malaypawang
  2. Englishpawang

From Malay pawang.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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