bomor

Malay

Etymology

Compare bomoh (“shaman”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bomor/
  • Rhymes: -omor, -mor, -or

Noun

bomor (Jawi spelling بومور‎, plural bomor-bomor, informal 1st possessive bomorku, 2nd possessive bomormu, 3rd possessive bomornya)

  1. shaman (someone believed to heal through magic)
  2. (Kelantan-Pattani Malay) doctor
    Synonyms: doktor, dokter, tabib

Synonyms

Further reading
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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