dukun

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay dukun. Doublet of lokun. === Noun === dukun (plural dukuns) A Malay shaman or witch doctor. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay دوکون (dukun), from Javanese ꦝꦸꦏꦸꦤ꧀ (dhukun), from Old Javanese ḍukun (“medicine-man, physician, healer”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdukun/ [ˈdu.kʊn] Rhymes: -ukun Syllabification: du‧kun === Noun === dukun (plural dukun-dukun) shaman (traditional healer) Synonyms: balian, belian, pawang, tabib ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “dukun”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈdukun/ [ˈdu.kun] (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈdukon/ [ˈdu.kon] Rhymes: -ukon, -kon, -on Hyphenation: du‧kun === Noun === dukun (Jawi spelling دوکون, plural dukun-dukun or dukun2) shaman (traditional healer) Synonyms: bomoh, pawang ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: dukun (inherited) → Min Nan: 老君 (ló-kun)→ English: lokun → Dutch: doekoen → English: dukun === Further reading === "dukun" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Nupe == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dù.kũ̀/ === Noun === dùkùn (plural dùkùnzhì) pot