Ouija

ouija English thumb|Ouija board Alternative forms en ouija Etymology The popular belief that the word came from fr oui yes + de ja yes is a misconception. The name is taken from a word spelled out on the board when it was asked to name itself by Helen Peters, sister-in-law of Kennard Company investor Elijah Bond. It is noted in personal letters that Ouija was the name of a woman in a painting above her head at the time, who it is speculated may have in fact been Ouida. Pronunciation en /ˈwiːd͡ʒə/ /ˈwiːd͡ʒi/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Ouija.wav US en iːdʒə iːdʒi 2 Noun ~ en countable A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to "communicate" with spirits. en Ouija board spirit board talking board en uncountable The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits. en 1903 The Gentleman from Everywhere James Henry Foss https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12193/pg12193-images.html Soon after the departure of my brother to the better land, our spirit-band informed us very plainly through "Ouija," that it was our duty to remove to Boston in order that our children might have better educational facilities, and be admitted to the "musical swim" of the "Hub of the Universe." Translations board Arabic: ar وْيْجَا Basque: eu ouija Catalan: ca ouija Danish: da ouija, da ouija-bræt, da ånden i glasset Dutch: nl ouijabord Esperanto: eo literumita tabulo Estonian: et ouija laud, et ouija tahvel Finnish: fi ouija, fi Ouija-lauta French: fr Ouija German: de Ouija n, de Ouija-Brett n de Hexenbrett n, de Alphabettafel f, de Seelenschreiber m Greek: el πίνακας Ouija, el πίνακας πνευμάτων Icelandic: is andaglas n Italian: it ouija, it tavola ouija Japanese: ja ウィジャボード uija-bōdo Latvian: lv vīdža Lithuanian: lt vidža lentelė Maltese: mt Ouija f, mt bord Ouija m Polish: pl ouija Portuguese: pt ouija, pt tabuleiro ouija Romanian: ro ouija Russian: ru уиджа f Spanish: es güija, es ouija Swedish: sv ouija-bräda, sv anden i glaset Thai: th ผีถ้วยแก้ว Turkish: tr ouija, tr cadı tahtası Ukrainian: uk віджа f, uk віджі Welsh: cy bwrdd ouija m use of board Finnish: fi spiritismi See also en ideomotor effect en eponyms genericized trademarks en Divination Board games Category:Paranormal German thumb|220px|Ein Ouija-Brett de: Etymology de :bor en:Ouija de en Ouija. Pronunciation de /ˈwiːd͡ʒɐ/ de Oui ja Noun n,-:s,s Ouija a board with letters used to communicate with spirits Declension n,-:s,s Synonyms de Ouija-Brett, de Hexenbrett, de Alphabettafel, de Seelenschreiber, de Witchboard See also de Tarot, de Séance, de Wahrsagerei, de Totenbeschwörung de Paranormal de Divination