obeah
A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in…A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
Значення
значень: 3(злічуване, незлічуване)A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
(злічуване, незлічуване)A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft.
(злічуване, незлічуване)A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell.
- a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
- (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
Походження
Uncertain; apparently from a Caribbean creole, probably ultimately from a West African lanUncertain; apparently from a Caribbean creole, probably ultimately from a West African language. The Oxford English Dictionary points to Igbo abià (“knowledge, wisdom”), obìa (“doctor, healer”). Cognate of Aukan obiya, Saramaccan obia, and Sranan Tongo obia.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Форми
множина: obeahsСиноніми
синонімів: 42Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 2Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним