Bahasa Melayu

berjampi

Bahasa Melayu

English

spell, incantation, magic words

Berjampi means to speak magic words or an incantation.

برجمڤي

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dukun itu berjampi sebelum memulakan upacara.

    The healer uttered an incantation before starting the ritual.

  2. Dalam cerita itu, orang tua berjampi untuk menghalau penyakit.

    In the story, the old man spoke magic words to chase away the illness.

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What does “spell” mean in Malay?

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jampi

Jampi refers to magic words or an incantation.

Word family

Common derived forms

jampi
spell; incantation
menjampi
to utter a spell; to incant

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.