obia

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊbiə === Noun === obia (uncountable) Alternative form of obeah. === Anagrams === abio-, Biao, BOIA, Boia, Bo'ai == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === Possibly from Awutu obire (“charm”) and/or Efik ubio (“charm to cause sickness or death”). Cognate of Aukan obiya, Saramaccan obia, and English obeah. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /obia/, [ʊ̞bia̠], [ɔ̝biɑ̟] === Adjective === obia magical === Noun === obia a spirit that operates in a healing way a magic medicine a charm === Verb === obia to perform magic === Derived terms === === References ===