Definition of bomoh in the Malay dictionary
a physician who physically treats people with traditional medicine or the way villages and spells, handlers, shamans; ~ looking for people who are ill-advised; make use of bomoh services to cure diseases, witches, harms, etc.; make fun of using some bomoh to cure diseases, witches, harms, etc.: Someone has to defeat his opponent; Communism is traditionally practiced by a bomoh or shamans; bomohreatment: magical legacy beliefs and ~; gain expertise in science ~. bomoh tabib yg mengubati orang sakit dgn menggunakan ubat tradisional atau cara kampung dan jampi-jampi, pawang, dukun; ~ mencari orang sakit prb orang yg menawarkan diri dgn tidak diminta; berbomoh menggunakan khidmat bomoh utk mengubati penyakit, menyihir, mencelakakan, dsb; berbomoh-bomoh menggunakan khidmat beberapa bomoh utk mengubati penyakit, menyihir, mencelakakan, dsb: ada yg sampai~ utk menundukkan lawannya; kebomohan perihal berubat secara tradisional dgn bomoh atau dukun; perbomohan yg berkaitan dgn bomoh: kepercayaan warisan spt magis dan ~; memperoleh kepakaran dlm ilmu ~.
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5 MALAY BOOKS RELATING TO «BOMOH»
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West Malaysia and Singapore - Halaman 43
Being a Malay, a devout Muslim and a bomoh, Haji Osman believes that for every illness there must be an agent responsible for it, and that for all these sicknesses there must be a cure. Consequently, it is necessary to continuously seek ways ...
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Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural ...
THE BOMOH'S ROLE DURING CHILDBIRTH As a general rule, the bomoh is not called upon to assist a woman in labor unless the midwife feels that the case has gone beyond her capabilities as sole practitioner. The bomoh who assist at ...
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Taming the Wind of Desire: Psychology, Medicine, and ... - Halaman 16
The Ninety-Nine Laws of Perak, compiled in the eighteenth century by a family that claimed descent from Muhammad, state that "Muslims must feed the district judge, the officials of the mosque, the bomoh and the bidan. The muezzin is king in ...
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Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted ...
THE BOMOH – healer, or shaman, or magic-man – was a year older than the century. He was of mixed Chinese and Indonesian parentage. His father had left China towards the end of the nineteenth century, part of the spilling out of the poor ...
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Detektif Bertudung Hitam: Penyiasat Masjid: - Halaman 154
“Nampaknya bisnes Bomoh Haslam lebih maju daripada bisnes Pawang Sinclair dan Dukun Mazidol,” komen Zamri sebaik sahaja mereka keluar dari van. Mata Zahra pula terus memerhatikan ke arah rumah Bomoh Haslam yang tiga tingkat ...
