bruixa

Mane (Îngilîzî)

(feminine) witch
(feminine) megrim

Pircarînî

Zayendî

♀️ Mêtî

Wekî (IPA) tê gotin

[ˈbɾu.ʃə]

Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Occitan bruèissa, Portuguese bruxa, Spanish bruja), from Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”) (compare Old Irish bricht (“charm”), Old Breton brith (“magic”)). It could instead be akin to a different Celtic word such as Old Irish Brigit (literally “high, exalted”).