kachina
/kəˈtʃiːnə/(亦作katsina)
noun
(pl. kachinas)
1- a deified ancestral spirit in the mythology of Pueblo Indians克奇纳神(普韦布洛印第安人神话中的先祖神灵)。
1.1
- (亦作kachina dancer)a person who represents such a spirit in ceremonial dances(在宗教仪式上)代表克奇纳神的舞者。
1.2
- (亦作kachina doll)a small carved figure representing such a spirit雕成克奇纳神的小木偶。
词源
from Hopi kacina 'supernatural', of Keres origin.