Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kachina

/kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: ka-chi-na
IPA: /kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

noun

A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/
British English: /kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/

Inflected Forms

kachinas (plural) katchina (alternative) katcina (alternative) katsina (alternative)

Phrases

Niman Kachina San Francisco Peaks

Frequently Paired Words

Niman Kachina San Francisco Peaks Soyal

Synonyms

kachina doll kachina figure

Rhymes With

arena argentina nina marina regina gina angelina pasadena latina mina subpoena athena

Questions

How do you pronounce kachina?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈt͡ʃi.nə/.
What does kachina mean?: 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).
Where does kachina come from?: Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

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