Kachina
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kachina is a noun meaning A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
Meaning
A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
More Meanings
- A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.
- 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).
Word Forms
- kachinas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include katchina, katcina, katsina, kaji, kajk, nahual.
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