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单词 mimi
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Definition of mimi in English:

mimi

nounPlural mimis ˈmiːmi
Australian
  • A spirit person depicted in rock and bark paintings of Western Arnhem Land.

    they say that the mimi can magically bring a rock wall down, paint on it, and then raise it again
    mimis were mischievous beings who lived in caves
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These Aboriginal people know the old art of the mimi—the other kind of human being who were in their stone country long, long before them.
    • Contemporary Aboriginal knowledge includes a history for Arnhem Land paintings imputing the old ones to the mimi people.
    • The best known and most prevalent of legendary figures in the rock paintings of western Arnhem Land are the mimi.
    • In the contemporary way of painting them, mimi are indeed narrow and thin, like spirits that can slip into cracks.
    • Mimi figures precede X-ray art in the rock art sequence.
    • The Spirits of the Dead, like the Mimi in northern Australia, were desirous of human company, though they were dangerous and unpleasant.
    • The mimi must have pulled the roof down to reach the surface or flown up so they could paint on the high ceilings that no human can reach.
    • They say that the mimi can magically bring a rock wall down within the reach of their hands, paint on it, and then raise it again.
    • Mimis were very thin, mischievous spirit beings who lived in rocks and caves.
    • The mimi have gone as people now, but they are still there as spirits.

Origin

1940s: from Gunwinygu (an Aboriginal language) mimih.

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