Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA magician, witch, wizard, or other magic-user, especially in traditional tribal society.
Etymology tree Tswana loa Tswana moloibor. English moloi Borrowed from Tswana moloi, from loa (“to enchant”).
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- Borrowed-form mentionmoloitn
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