name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
obi
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Pronunciation
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/ˈoʊbi/
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rhymes with -oʊbi
name
Meaning 2
A male given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A sash worn with a kimono.
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noun
Meaning 4
A strip of paper looped around a book or other product.
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of obeah.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: obeah
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Broader terms: cult, cultus, religious cult
noun
Meaning 7
(West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: obeah
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Broader terms: cult
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 帯 (obi, “belt”).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 寬腰帶 /宽腰带 (kuān yāodài) — a kimono sash
- French: obi — a kimono sash
- Indonesian: obi — a kimono sash
- Japanese: 帯 (obi) — a kimono sash
- Korean: 오비 (obi) — a kimono sash
- Malay: obi — a kimono sash
- Portuguese: obi — a kimono sash
- Russian: о́би (óbi) — a kimono sash
- Vietnamese: dải lưng thêu — a kimono sash
- Chinese Mandarin: 書腰 /书腰 (shūyāo) — a strip of paper
- Chinese Mandarin: 腰封 (yāofēng) — a strip of paper