jaadugar
English
Alternative forms
- jadoogar, jadugar
- jadoogur (obsolete colonial spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi जादूगर (jādūgar), from Persian جادوگر (jâdugar).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑːdjʊɡə/
Noun
jaadugar (plural jaadugars)
- (India) magician
- 1985, Margaret R. Bhatty, Kidnapping at Birpur, page 93:
- “I've spotted the jaadugar preparing to start his act,” he said.
- 2010, Navtej Sarna, The Exile:
- They were beautiful, those two, and young; to see them was to know the magic of that jaadugar in the heavens.
- 2018, Mahima Nayar, Against All Odds: Psychosocial Distress and Healing among Women:
- Because a woman jaadugar saw that and did it.
- 2021, Roshani Chokshi, The Gilded Wolves:
- That had been what the jaadugar used after all.
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Related terms
- jadoo