specialist in occult sciences foretelling the future · magus: priest of the Zoroastrian religion, of the Persians and Medes · wise man (one of the three wise men that came from the East to Bethlehem for Jesus Christ)
çekim: çoğul mages
eş: astrologue, devin, marabout, voyant
köken: From Latin magus.
Après une violente dispute avec son mari, elle consulte un mage qui lui prédit un sombre avenir.
köken: Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic влъхвъ (vlŭxvŭ), from Old Church Slavonic влъснѫти (vlŭsnǫti, “to stutter”), referring to the trances the priests used in their ceremonies.
a wizard · a horsetail (tall fern with leaves resembling pine needles)
çekim: çoğul eunjers
eş: unger, unjer, heks, tovenaar, geest, spook
köken: Often related to Ungaar, Hungaar (equivalent to modern Hongaar), meaning "Hungarian", but recent etymologists have cast doubt upon this etymology. A connection to Middle Dutch onghehier (“monstrosity; monstrous”) (modern onguur) has been proposed.
köken: Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (uajjhāa), 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (ujjhāa), from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher [of the Vedas]”). Notably borrowed into Middle Chinese 和尚 (MC hwa|hwaH dzyang|dzyangH, “high priest, head monk”). Doublet of उपाध्याय (upādhyāy) and ख़्वाजा (xvājā).