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{{also|Kachina}}
==English==
==English==


===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{sense|Spirit being}} {{alter|en|Kachina}}
* [[katchina]], [[katcina]], [[katsina]]
* {{alter|en|katchina|katcina|Katcina|katsina}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|en|hop|katsina}}.
From {{etyl|hop|en}} {{term|qatsina|lang=hop}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/|a=GA}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kachina.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhyme|en|iːnə|s=3}}
* {{hyph|en|ka|chi|na}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


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# {{lb|en|Pueblo culture}} A vaguely [[ancestral]] [[anthropomorphic]] [[spirit]] [[being]], associated with [[cloud]]s and [[rain]] or [[personify]]ing the power in the sun, the earth{{,}} or corn (among other things).
# {{rfv-sense}} A system or cult of (often secret) religious rituals and ceremonies involving masks and dances concerned with bringing rain and good crops and with community welfare and integration found in typically western [[Pueblo]] cultures in the North American Southwest.
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# {{lb|en|Pueblo culture}} A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
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# A vaguely [[ancestral]] [[anthropomorphic]] [[spirit]] [[being]], associated with [[cloud]]s and [[rain]] or [[personify]]ing the power in the sun, the earth{{,}} or corn (among other things).
#: {{syn|en|kachina doll|kachina figure}}
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# A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
# A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.
# {{lb|en|Pueblo culture}} A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|Niman Kachina}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spirit being}}
{{trans-top|spirit being}}
* French: {{t+|fr|kachina|m}}, {{t+|fr|katchina|m}}, {{t+|fr|Katsina|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* German: {{t|de|Kachina|m}}, {{t|de|Katchina|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


{{trans-top|wooden doll representing a spirit being}}
{{trans-top|wooden doll representing a spirit being}}
* French: {{t+|fr|katchina|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


{{trans-top|masked dancer representing a spirit being}}
{{trans-top|masked dancer representing a spirit being}}
* [[Taos]]: [[łàcisə́onenemą]]
* Taos: {{t|twf|łàcisə́onenemą}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


====See also====
[[fr:kachina]]
{{col-auto|en
[[mg:kachina]]
|San Francisco Peaks
[[pl:kachina]]
|Soyal
}}

===Further reading===
* {{pedia}}

{{C|en|Kachinas}}

==French==
{{wp|lang=fr}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m}}

# {{alternative spelling of|fr|katchina|t=[[#English|kachina]]}} {{gloss|spirit being}}

{{C|fr|Kachinas}}

Latest revision as of 13:29, 24 August 2024

See also: Kachina

Englisch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

Pronunciation

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Nomen

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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.
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Translations

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See also

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Further reading

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Nomen

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kachina m (plural kachinas)

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