kachina

English

Alternative forms

katchina, katcina, katsina

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

Noun

kachina (plural kachinas)

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

Translations

spirit being

German: Kachina m, Katchina m

wooden doll representing a spirit being

masked dancer representing a spirit being

Taos: łàcisə́onenemą

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