kachinaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/
• (General American) IPA: /kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/
• 韻: -iːnə
• ハイフネーション: ka‧chi‧na

名詞

kachina (plural kachinas) (Pueblo culture)

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.

   Synonyms: kachina doll, kachina figure

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

関連する語

• Niman Kachina

参考

Further reading

• kachina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia