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dukun

Pronunciation: /ˈdukun/

“dukun” is an Indonesian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. shaman (traditional healer)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay دوکون (dukun), from Javanese ꦝꦸꦏꦸꦤ꧀ (dhukun), from Old Javanese ḍukun (“medicine-man, physician, healer”).

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