English
leyak
Leyak comes from Balinese leyak ‘black magic’.
- Balinesemodernleyak‘black magic’
- Englishearliest quotation 1941same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Balinesemodernleyak‘black magic’
- Englishearliest quotation 1941same form
Earliest quotation: 1941, Philip Hanson Hiss, Bali: “Meanwhile the leyak has become invisible and the servant…”
Every English word from Balinese leyak
Today it means
noun A Balinese witch or practitioner of black magic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Balinese leyak / leyak