Witch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a female sorcerer or magician

a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈɪtʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glamour hag hex crone enchant beldame beldam jinx bewitch Wiccan enchantress

Parts of Speech

noun	a female sorcerer or magician
noun	a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
noun	a believer in Wicca
noun	an ugly evil-looking old woman
verb	cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

Word Forms

witch	verb	cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
hex	noun	an evil spell
bewitchment	noun	a magical spell
glamour	noun	alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
witch	noun	a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
witchery	noun	the art of sorcery
enchantment	noun	a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
enchanter	noun	a sorcerer or magician
jinx	noun	an evil spell

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hexe

eine Zauberin oder Magierin

🇫🇷French

sorcière

une sorcière ou une magicienne

🇪🇸Spanish

bruja

una hechicera o maga

🇮🇹Italian

strega

una strega o un mago donna

🇳🇱Dutch

heks

een vrouwelijke tovenaar of tovenaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

bruxa

uma feiticeira ou mágica

🇷🇺Russian

ведьма

женщина-волшебница или волшебница

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुड़ैल

एक महिला जादूगर या जादूगर

🇧🇩Bengali

জাদুকরী

একজন মহিলা যাদুকর বা যাদুকর

🇮🇳Tamil

சூனியக்காரி

ஒரு பெண் மந்திரவாதி அல்லது மந்திரவாதி

🇮🇳Telugu

మంత్రగత్తె

ఒక మహిళా మాంత్రికుడు లేదా మాంత్రికుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

जादूगार

एक महिला जादूगार किंवा जादूगार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચૂડેલ

સ્ત્રી જાદુગર અથવા જાદુગર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾಟಗಾತಿ

ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಜಾದೂಗಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ത്രവാദിനി

ഒരു സ്ത്രീ മന്ത്രവാദി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മാന്ത്രികൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੈਣ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਦਾ ਜਾਦੂਗਰ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਦੂਗਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈائن

ایک خاتون جادوگر یا جادوگر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

巫婆

女巫师或魔术师

🇯🇵Japanese

魔女

女性の魔術師または魔術師

🇰🇷Korean

마녀

여성 마법사 또는 마술사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phù thủy

một nữ phù thủy hoặc pháp sư

🇹🇭Thai

แม่มด

หมอผีหรือนักมายากลหญิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyihir

seorang penyihir atau pesulap wanita

🇵🇭Filipino

mangkukulam

isang babaeng mangkukulam o salamangkero

🇲🇾Malay

ahli sihir

seorang ahli sihir atau ahli sihir perempuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساحرة

ساحرة أو ساحرة

🇮🇷Persian

جادوگر

جادوگر یا جادوگر زن

🇹🇷Turkish

cadı

kadın büyücü veya sihirbaz

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְכַשֵׁפָה

מכשפת או קוסמת

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