Rhabdomancy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæbdəmənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈabdəmənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈabdəmənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˈæbdəmənsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dowsing dowse

Word Forms

dowse	verb	use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
rhabdomancer	noun	someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rhabdomantie

Suche nach Grundwasser oder Mineralien mit einer Wünschelrute

🇫🇷French

rhabdomancie

rechercher de l'eau souterraine ou des minéraux à l'aide d'une baguette de sourcier

🇪🇸Spanish

rabdomancia

buscar agua subterránea o minerales usando una varilla de zahorí

🇮🇹Italian

rabdomanzia

cercare acqua sotterranea o minerali utilizzando una bacchetta da rabdomante

🇳🇱Dutch

rabdomantie

zoeken naar ondergronds water of mineralen met behulp van een wichelroede

🇵🇹Portuguese

rabdomancia

procurando por água subterrânea ou minerais usando uma vareta radiestesia

🇷🇺Russian

рабдомантия

поиск подземных вод или полезных ископаемых с помощью лозоходной удочки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रबडोमेंसी

डोजिंग रॉड का उपयोग करके भूमिगत जल या खनिजों की खोज करना

🇧🇩Bengali

র্যাবডোম্যানসি

একটি ডাউজিং রড ব্যবহার করে ভূগর্ভস্থ পানি বা খনিজ অনুসন্ধান করা

🇮🇳Marathi

रॅबडोमन्सी

डोझिंग रॉड वापरून भूगर्भातील पाणी किंवा खनिजे शोधणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રૅબડોમેન્સી

ડોઝિંગ સળિયાનો ઉપયોગ કરીને ભૂગર્ભ જળ અથવા ખનિજોની શોધ કરવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾಬ್ಡೋಮನ್ಸಿ

ಡೌಸಿಂಗ್ ರಾಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಭೂಗತ ನೀರು ಅಥವಾ ಖನಿಜಗಳನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕುವುದು

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਬਡੋਮੈਨਸੀ

ਡੌਸਿੰਗ ਰਾਡ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਭੂਮੀਗਤ ਪਾਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਖਣਿਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ ਕਰਨਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

横纹肌

使用探棒寻找地下水或矿物质

🇯🇵Japanese

狂言癖

ダウジングロッドを使って地下水や鉱物を探す

🇰🇷Korean

횡문근병증

다우징 막대를 사용하여 지하수나 광물 검색

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bệnh hoạn

tìm kiếm nước ngầm hoặc khoáng chất bằng cách sử dụng que cảm xạ

🇹🇭Thai

ความหยาบคาย

การค้นหาน้ำใต้ดินหรือแร่ธาตุโดยใช้คันชัก

🇲🇾Malay

rhabdomansi

mencari air atau mineral bawah tanah dengan menggunakan rod dowsing

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

رابدومانسی

جستجوی آب زیرزمینی یا مواد معدنی با استفاده از میله دوزینگ

🇹🇷Turkish

Rabdomilik

çubuk kullanarak yeraltı suyu veya mineralleri aramak

🇮🇱Hebrew

rabdomancy

חיפוש אחר מים תת קרקעיים או מינרלים על ידי שימוש במוט נימול

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