Astragalomancy

/ˌæstrəɡæˈlɒmənsi/ noun

Definition

Divination or fortune-telling using knucklebones (astragals) that are thrown like dice.

Etymology

From Greek astragalos (knucklebone or ankle bone) and -manteia (divination). The astragalus bone was used in ancient games and divination practices because of its random rolling properties.

Kelly Says

Before dice existed, people threw knucklebones for both games and prophecy—same bone, different purposes. Your grandmother's tarot cards are cousins to this ancient practice of letting something random speak truth.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
骨占卜
go-t cham-bup
ARالعربية
تَوْرِيدُ الْعَظْمِ الْبَطْنِي
ta-wir-idu al-'a-zhm al-bat-ni
BNবাংলা
অস্ত্রাগালোমন্ত্র
os-tra-ga-lo-mon-tro
CACatalà
astragalomancia
as-tra-ga-lo-man-thee-ah
CSČeština
astragalomancie
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see-eh
DADansk
astragalomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
DEDeutsch
Astragalomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-zee
ELΕλληνικά
αστραγαλομαντεία
as-tra-ga-lo-man-tee-ah
ESEspañol
astragalomancia
as-tra-ga-lo-man-thee-ah
FAفارسی
فال استخوان پاشنه
faal ast-khon pash-neh
FISuomi
astragalomantia
as-tra-ga-lo-man-tee-ah
FRFrançais
astrologie astragale
a-strol-oh-jee as-tra-gahl
GUGU
અસ્તરાગલ મંત્ર
as-tra-ga-la man-tr
HAHA
astragalomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
HEעברית
אסטראגאלאומנציה
as-tra-ga-la-om-an-tzee-ah
HIहिन्दी
अस्थि-ज्योतिष
as-thi-jyo-tish
HUMagyar
astragalomancia
as-tra-ga-lo-man-thee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberuntungan tulang
pem-ber-tu-nan tulang
IGIG
astragalomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
ITItaliano
astragalomanzia
as-tra-ga-lo-man-zee-ah
JA日本語
距骨占い
ki-gu-ko-ura-nai
KKKK
astragalomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
KMKM
អនុវត្តន៍ព្រះស្នាម
anu-wat-tan-p-rhea-s-na-am
KO한국어
Astragalomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
MRMR
अस्थि-ज्योतिष
as-thi-jyo-tish
MSBahasa Melayu
astragalomansi
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
MYမြန်မာ
အစ္စတ္စာလိုမန်စီ
a-s-tsa-la-lo-man-see
NLNederlands
astragalomantie
as-tra-ga-lo-man-tee
NONorsk
astragalomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
PAPA
ਅਸਟ੍ਰਾਗਲomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
PLPolski
astragalomancja
as-tra-ga-lo-man-cha
PTPortuguês
astragalomancia
as-tra-ga-lo-man-thee-ah
RORomână
astragalomanție
as-tra-ga-lo-man-thee-eh
RUРусский
астрагаломантия
as-tra-ga-lo-man-tee-yah
SVSvenska
astragalomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
SWKiswahili
astragalomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
TAதமிழ்
அஸ்திராலை மானிதம்
as-tra-ra-lai maani-tham
TEతెలుగు
అస్త్రాగల మాంట్రం
as-tra-ga-la man-tram
THไทย
การทำนายดวงจากกระดูก
gaan tham-nai duang jahk kra-duk
TLTL
astragalomansiya
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see-ah
TRTürkçe
astragalomansi
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
UKУкраїнська
астрагаломантія
as-tra-ga-lo-man-tee-yah
URاردو
استراگالومینسی
is-tra-ga-lo-min-see
VITiếng Việt
bói toán bằng xương
boi toan bang xuong
YOYO
astragalomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see
ZH中文
距骨占卜
jù gǔ zhàn bǔ
ZUZU
astragalomancy
as-tra-ga-lo-man-see

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