kachina

See also: Kachina

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnə
  • Hyphenation: ka‧chi‧na

Noun

kachina (plural kachinas) (Pueblo culture)

  1. A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth, or corn (among other things).
  2. A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
    Synonyms: kachina doll, kachina figure
  3. A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.

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French

Noun

kachina m (plural kachinas)

  1. alternative spelling of katchina (“kachina”) (spirit being)
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