houngan

发音

/ˈ(h)uŋ.ɡən/
/-ɡæn/

词形变化

houngans 复数 houngans

别名

oungan

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A (male) voodoo priest.

    By then, estimates of the number of oungans killed in 1986-87 had reached as high as 400.

词源

Etymology tree Fon houn Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà Kongo nganga Haitian Creole ounganbor. English houngan From Haitian Creole oungan, apparently from Fon houn (“spirit”) + Kongo nganga (“high priest”).

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