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банши

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English banshee, from Irish bean sí. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (whence also жена́ (žená)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ба́нши or банши́ • (bánši or banší) f anim (indeclinable)

  1. banshee (in Irish folklore, a female spirit)
    Synonym: баньши (banʹši)