"kachina" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kachina.wav Forms: kachinas [plural]
Rhymes: -iːnə Etymology: Borrowed from Hopi katsina. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hop|katsina}} Hopi katsina Head templates: {{en-noun}} kachina (plural kachinas), {{tlb|en|Pueblo culture}} (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). Synonyms (Spirit being): Kachina Translations (spirit being): kachina [masculine] (French), katchina [masculine] (French), Katsina [masculine] (French), Kachina [masculine] (German), Katchina [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-kachina-en-noun-bCzGzpv1 Disambiguation of 'Spirit being': 67 24 9 Disambiguation of 'spirit being': 100 0 0
  2. A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being. Categories (place): Kachinas Synonyms: kachina doll, kachina figure Translations (wooden doll representing a spirit being): katchina [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-kachina-en-noun-kioy8btW Disambiguation of Kachinas: 36 47 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Taos translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 47 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 55 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 55 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 53 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 60 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 60 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Taos translations: 23 60 17 Disambiguation of 'wooden doll representing a spirit being': 19 75 6
  3. A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony. Translations (masked dancer representing a spirit being): łàcisə́onenemą (Taos)
    Sense id: en-kachina-en-noun-koh9H5aw Disambiguation of 'masked dancer representing a spirit being': 17 8 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: katchina, katcina, Katcina, katsina Related terms: Niman Kachina, San Francisco Peaks, Soyal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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