# kachina

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈt͡ʃiː.nə/

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kachina