dukun

Borrowed from Malay dukun. Doublet of lokun.

dukun (plural dukuns)

1. A Malay shaman or witch doctor.

From Malay dukun.

• IPA^(key): [ˈdukʊn]
• Hyphenation: du‧kun

dukun (first-person possessive dukunku, second-person possessive dukunmu, third-person possessive dukunnya)

1. shaman (traditional healer)

• “dukun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /dukon/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /dukʊn/
• Rhymes: -ukon, -kon, -on

dukun (Jawi spelling دوکون, plural dukun-dukun, informal 1st possessive dukunku, 2nd possessive dukunmu, 3rd possessive dukunnya)

1. shaman (traditional healer)

• bomoh
• pawang

• Indonesian: dukun
• → Min Nan: 老君 (ló-kun)
  • → English: lokun
• → English: dukun

• “dukun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• IPA^(key): /dù.kũ̀/

dùkùn (plural dùkùnzhì)

1. pot