different between kachina vs tachina

English

Alternative forms

• katchina, katcina, katsina

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

Noun

kachina (plural kachinas)

1. (Pueblo culture) 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. (Pueblo culture) A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
3. (Pueblo culture) A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.

Translations

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

tachina (plural tachinas or tachinae)

1. (zoology) Any of the genus Tachina of large tachinid flies, mostly parasitoids on lepidopteran caterpillars.

Anagrams

• Cathain, Chai Nat, Chainat, Ithacan, acanthi, achatin, ain'tcha, aintcha

French

Noun

tachina f (plural tachinas)

1. Alternative spelling of tachine

Romanian

Etymology

From French taquiner.

Verb

a tachina (third-person singular present tachineaz?, past participle tachinat) 1st conj.

1. to tease

Conjugation