bomoh

Malay:

bomoh

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noun

  1. a Malay shaman or witch doctor
  2. Ahmad shrugged. "The bomoh is not for orang putih. You ask the Chinese amah. Maybe Chinese temple can help."

    — 2021, Mei Han Boey. The Formidable Miss Cassidy. Epigram Books. ISBN: 9789814901895


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