obeah

(Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
2. (countable, uncountable) A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft.
3. (countable, uncountable) A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell.

Verb

To bewitch using this kind of folk magic.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈəʊbɪə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Eastern Maroon Creole: obiya

Verwant aan Saramaccan: obia

Verwant aan Sranantongo: obia

In summary

Uncertain; 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.

Synoniemen

obi

Vertalingen

obi

obeah