kachina

See also: Kachina

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈt͡ʃinə/

Noun

kachina (plural kachinas)

1. (Pueblo culture) 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. (Pueblo culture) A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.

   Synonyms: kachina doll, kachina figure

3. (Pueblo culture) 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)