kachina

n. 克奇纳神（霍皮印第安人崇拜的祖灵）； 扮成克奇纳神的舞蹈者

发音

UK /kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/
其它
US /kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/

词形变化

kachinas 复数 kachinas

别名

Katcina katchina katcina katsina

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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. 2.

    A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.

  3. 3.

    A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

spirit doll dancer dolly terpsichorean

相关短语

Kachina Woman Niman Kachina

词源

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

来源：wiktionary