different between shaman vs dukun

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schamane, from Russian ?????? (šamán), from Evenki ?????? (?am?n), ?????? (sam?n). The Evenki word is possibly derived from the root ??- ("to know"); or else a loanword from Tocharian B ?am?ne (“monk”) or Chinese ?? (sh?mén, “Buddhist monk”), from Pali sama?a from Sanskrit ????? (?rama?a, “ascetic, monk, devotee”), from ???? (?rama, “weariness, exhaustion; labor, toil; etc.”), which would make this a doublet of Sramana.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????m?n/, /??æm?n/
• Rhymes: -??m?n, -æm?n
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????m?n/, /??e?m?n/, /???m??n/
• Rhymes: -??m?n, -e?m?n, -??n

Noun

shaman (plural shamans)

1. A traditional (prescientific) faith healer.
2. A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual and, or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds.

Usage notes

• The plural form is shamans, not shamen; the etymologically-consistent plural form from the original Evenki is shamasal, but this form sees no use in English; the plural form shamans is, however, universally accepted.

Synonyms

• (spiritual medium): priest-doctor, witch doctor

Derived terms

• shamaness
• shamanism
• shamanize
• shamen (hypercorrect plural)
• technoshaman

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Ashman, Hamans, Mahans, ashman

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay dukun

Noun

dukun (plural dukuns)

1. A Malay shaman or witch doctor.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dukun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?duk?n]
• Hyphenation: du?kun

Noun

dukun (first-person possessive dukunku, second-person possessive dukunmu, third-person possessive dukunnya)

1. shaman (traditional healer)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “dukun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /dukon/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /duk?n/
• Rhymes: -ukon, -kon, -on

Noun

dukun (Jawi spelling ??????, plural dukun-dukun, informal 1st possessive dukunku, impolite 2nd possessive dukunmu, 3rd possessive dukunnya)

1. shaman (traditional healer)

Synonyms

• bomoh
• pawang

Descendants

• ? Min Nan: ?? (ló-kun)
  • ? English: lokun
• ? English: dukun

Further reading

• “dukun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.