kachina en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Hopi katsina.
Meanings
- 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).
- A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
- A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katcina | alternative | lexicographic | |
| katsina | alternative | lexicographic | |
| katcina | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Kachina | alternative | lexicographic | |
| katchina | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kachinas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Soyal · Niman Kachina · San Francisco Peaks
Synonyms
Translations (7)
de Katchina (spirit being) · fr Katsina (spirit being) · de Kachina (spirit being) · fr katchina (wooden doll representing a spirit being) · fr kachina (spirit being) · fr katchina (spirit being) · twf łàcisə́onenemą (masked dancer representing a spirit being)