kachina

See also: Kachina

English

Alternative forms

• (Spirit being): Kachina
• katchina, katcina, Katcina, katsina

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• 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.

Related terms

• Niman Kachina

Translations

spirit being

• French: kachina (fr) m, katchina (fr) m, Katsina (fr) m
• German: Kachina m, Katchina m

wooden doll representing a spirit being

• French: katchina (fr) f

masked dancer representing a spirit being

• Taos: łàcisə́onenemą

See also

• San Francisco Peaks
• Soyal

 

Further reading

• kachina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

kachina m (plural kachinas)

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