baloin.

Brit.

/bəˈlɔɪ/, U.S.

/bəˈlɔɪ/, South African English

/bəˈlɔɪ/

Forms: 1800s– baloi, 1900s– baloyi.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Etymons: Sotho baloi; Tswana baloi.

Etymology: < Sotho baloi and its cognate Tswana baloi < ba-, plural class prefix + -loi ( < loya to bewitch).For the singular, see moloi n.

South African.

In southern Africa (in Sotho and Tswana society): practitioners of magic or witchcraft. Cf. moloi n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > [noun]

wielerOE

jugglera1100

wielea1350

magicianc1375

sorcerc1400

warlockc1400

mage?a1425

sorcerer1526

witch-mana1538

wizarda1557

wise man1562

cunning man1594

man-witch1601

wonder-master1603

sorcerist1624

talisman1646

ob1659

fascinator1677

varlet1701

Magian1716

brujo1758

mediciner1845

bomoh1851

pellar1865

trollman1865

baloi1871

magic-man1905

Wiccan1971

1871 J. Mackenzie Ten Years North of Orange River xx. 406 The party of ‘baloi’ or wizards whom Sekhome had sent to wither up the corn-fields of the Bakwena.

1907 Rep. S. Afr. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 231 There are powerful and less powerful baloyi, and they are constantly trying to overcome each other in finding out more efficient charms.

1976 B. Head in Quarry '76 14 The baloi are troubling us... No one openly walks around with the mark of the baloi, so we don't know who they are.

1996 Queen's Q. (Nexis) Apr. The time of the wizards, when the baloi are at work.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	baloi
释义	baloin. Brit. /bəˈlɔɪ/, U.S. /bəˈlɔɪ/, South African English /bəˈlɔɪ/ Forms: 1800s– baloi, 1900s– baloyi. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Etymons: Sotho baloi; Tswana baloi. Etymology: < Sotho baloi and its cognate Tswana baloi < ba-, plural class prefix + -loi ( < loya to bewitch).For the singular, see moloi n. South African. In southern Africa (in Sotho and Tswana society): practitioners of magic or witchcraft. Cf. moloi n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > [noun] wielerOE jugglera1100 wielea1350 magicianc1375 sorcerc1400 warlockc1400 mage?a1425 sorcerer1526 witch-mana1538 wizarda1557 wise man1562 cunning man1594 man-witch1601 wonder-master1603 sorcerist1624 talisman1646 ob1659 fascinator1677 varlet1701 Magian1716 brujo1758 mediciner1845 bomoh1851 pellar1865 trollman1865 baloi1871 magic-man1905 Wiccan1971 1871 J. Mackenzie Ten Years North of Orange River xx. 406 The party of ‘baloi’ or wizards whom Sekhome had sent to wither up the corn-fields of the Bakwena. 1907 Rep. S. Afr. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 231 There are powerful and less powerful baloyi, and they are constantly trying to overcome each other in finding out more efficient charms. 1976 B. Head in Quarry '76 14 The baloi are troubling us... No one openly walks around with the mark of the baloi, so we don't know who they are. 1996 Queen's Q. (Nexis) Apr. The time of the wizards, when the baloi are at work. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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