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English-Thai Dictionary

obeah

N เวทมนตร์ คาถา ของ ชาว นิโกร ใน อาฟริกา obi

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OBEAH

OBEAH O *be "ah. n.

Defn: Same as Obi. -- a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man. B. Edwards.

New American Oxford Dictionary

obeah

o be ah |ˈōbēə ˈoʊbiə |(also obi |ˈōbē |) ▶noun a kind of sorcery practiced esp. in the Caribbean. ORIGIN Twi, from bayi ‘sorcery. ’

Oxford Dictionary

obeah

obeah |ˈəʊbɪə |(also obi ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a kind of sorcery practised especially in the Caribbean. ORIGIN Akan, from bayi ‘sorcery ’.