kachina

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Pronunciation




Noun

 * 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)  A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
 * 3)  A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.
 * 1)  A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.

Translations

 * French:, ,
 * German: Kachina, Katchina


 * French:


 * Taos: łàcisə́onenemą

Noun

 * 1)  spirit being