makutuとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Māori mākutu.

発音

• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈmʌːkʉtʉ/
• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈmɑːkuːtuː/

名詞

makutu

1. (New Zealand) Witchcraft, black magic; a spell or curse. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: black art, witchery; incantation, spell; see also Thesaurus:magic, Thesaurus:magic spell

   • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 240:

     In some instances Māori were ‘Christian’ in some contexts – a wedding or a church service, say – and ‘Māori’ in others, such as combating mākutu or performing rituals prior to planting crops or felling trees.