jaadugar

English

Alternative forms

• jadoogar, jadugar
• jadoogur (obsolete colonial spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi जादूगर (jādūgar), from Classical Persian جَادُوگَر (jādūgar).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑːdjʊɡə/

Noun

jaadugar (plural jaadugars)

1. (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.

Related terms

• jadoo