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单词 boylya
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Definition of boylya in English:

boylya

noun ˈbɔɪljə
Australian

  • An Aborigine thought to have spiritual and magical powers.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In West Australia, the boylya or Medicine Man invokes the crystal to descry the result of distant expeditions.
    • In Western Australia the sorcerer (or boylya) watched the fumes arising from leaves and twigs thrown into a grave prepared for the deceased
    • Weban was known as a boylya or 'native doctor' with extraordinary powers.

Origin

From Nyungar bolya.
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