Meaning 22.43: the sorcerer or witch

Semantic field: Religion and belief
Semantic category: Noun
Borrowed score
Borrowed score

This gives the average borrowed score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following borrowed scores are assigned to words depending on the degree of likelihood of borrowing:

 
score
1. clearly borrowed
1.00
2. probably borrowed
0.75
3. perhaps borrowed
0.50
4. very little evidence for borrowing
0.25
5. no evidence for borrowing
0.00

:
0.23
Age score
Age score

This gives the average age score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following age scores are assigned to words depending on the estaimated age of their age class:

 
score
1. first attested or reconstructed earlier than 1000
1.00
2. earlier than 1500
0.90
3. earlier than 1800
0.80
4. earlier than 1900
0.70
5. earlier than 1950
0.60
6. earlier than 2007
0.50

:
0.81
Simplicity score
Simplicity score

This gives the average simplicity score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following simplicity scores are assigned to words depending on their analyzability:

 
score
1. unanalyzable
1.00
2. semi-analyzable
0.75
3. analyzable
0.50

:
0.70
Counterpart words in the World Loanword Database
Voc. ID Vocabulary Word Form Original Script Borrowed status Borrowed score Age score Simplicity score Source Words
16 Archi qartaj 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.80 1.00
qart ( Avar )
6 Tarifiyt Berber asəħħā 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 1.00
6 Tarifiyt Berber lʕaqisa 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 1.00
15 Bezhta qartay 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
qartay ( Avar )
12 Dutch heks 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
12 Dutch tovenaar 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
13 English witch 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.75
13 English sorcerer 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 0.50
3 Gawwada kamaʕolatte 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
31 Gurindji munpa 2. probably borrowed 0.75 1.00 1.00
4 Hausa máayèe 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
30 Hawaiian kupua 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
39 Hup cə́w 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
37 Imbabura Quechua bruju 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.70 1.00
27 Indonesian penyihir 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.50
27 Indonesian tukang sihir 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.50
2 Iraqw daa/alusmo 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50
21 Japanese mahōtsukai 魔法使い 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.50
21 Japanese majo 魔女 3. perhaps borrowed 0.50 0.80 0.50
5 Kanuri kárámà 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
18 Ket baŋos 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 0.75
14 Kildin Saami nuejdt нуэйдт 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
10 Lower Sorbian chódota 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
28 Malagasy mpamosàvy 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
22 Mandarin Chinese wu1po2 巫婆 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
22 Mandarin Chinese wu1shi1 巫师 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
41 Mapudungun kalku 2. probably borrowed 0.75 1.00 1.00
11 Old High German zoubarâri 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
35 Otomi ndo̲zne 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
35 Otomi tsuzne 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
35 Otomi 'ñete 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.60 1.00
35 Otomi 'ñete 'be̲hñä 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.50
35 Otomi 'ñete 'ño̲ho̲ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
34 Q'eqchi' awasinel 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
34 Q'eqchi' tuulanel 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
8 Romanian vrăjitor, vrăjitoare 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
19 Sakha aptaːχ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
36 Saramaccan lúkuma 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.50
9 Selice Romani čoháni 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 0.75
9 Selice Romani čoháno 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 0.75
7 Seychelles Creole bonnonm dibwa 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.50
7 Seychelles Creole donner 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.50
7 Seychelles Creole konan 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.80 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole longanis 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
loga ( Yao )
7 Seychelles Creole sorsye 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
1 Swahili mchawi 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
29 Takia nawir 4. very little evidence for borrowing 0.25 0.50 1.00
23 Thai mâeaemót แม่มด 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
23 Thai phɔ̂ɔmót พ่อมด 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
33 Zinacantán Tzotzil pukuh 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
33 Zinacantán Tzotzil h7ak’-chamel 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
33 Zinacantán Tzotzil htuch’7ora 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
33 Zinacantán Tzotzil htuch’kantela 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
24 Vietnamese phù thủy 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
25 White Hmong dab (2) 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
40 Wichí hayawe 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 1.00
32 Yaqui yee sisibome 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 0.50